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| 类型/形式: | Biography |
|---|---|
| 提及的人: | John D MacArthur; John D MacArthur |
| 材料类型: | 传记, 互联网资源 |
| 文件类型: | 书, 互联网资源 |
| 所有的著者/提供者: |
Nancy Kriplen |
| ISBN: | 9780814408896 0814408893 |
| OCLC号码: | 162126913 |
| 描述: | xii, 224 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| 内容: | Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1: Ransoming the ruby -- 2: Breaking the sod -- 3: Baby John -- 4: Life with father -- 5: Competitor -- 6: Every little breeze -- 7: Catherine T -- 8: Staying afloat -- 9: Mother lode -- 10: Divorce-- and death -- 11: Hat trick -- 12: Down among the sheltering palms -- 13: Banyan trees and hibiscus hedges -- 14: Hogs get slaughtered -- 15: Colonnades -- 16: Founding a foundation -- 17: Palm Beach prometheus -- 18: Lost and sometimes found -- 19: Royal summons -- 20: With dignity -- 21: Genius -- Location of collections cited -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index. |
| 其他题名: | John D. MacArthur-- empire builder, reluctant philanthropist, relentless adversary |
| 责任: | Nancy Kriplen. |
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摘要:
The country's second-richest man at the time of his death, John D. MacArthur (1897-1978) also became one of its great benefactors. This book chronicles how MacArthur amassed his fortune, rising from a poverty-saturated childhood as the son of a fire-and-brimstone preacher to become an insurance and real estate mogul.
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