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Everybody ought to be rich : the life and times of John J. Raskob, capitalist / David Farber.
- Title
- Everybody ought to be rich : the life and times of John J. Raskob, capitalist / David Farber.
- Author
- Farber, David R.
- Publication
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
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Details
- Description
- xii, 361 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Explores the life and career of the financier and self-made businessman who built the Empire State building, made millions for DuPont and General Motors, and helped shape the contours of modern capitalism.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Small town Catholic boy -- Pierre du Pont and John J. Raskob -- Raskob and the DuPont Company -- Too big? -- Raskob makes a rich life in Wilmington -- Billy Durant -- Family man -- The General Motors deal -- Man of influence -- Crisis manager -- Jazz age hero -- Catholic interests -- John and Al -- The last days of the old order -- Higher and lower at the same time -- Money to burn -- The distant shore.
- ISBN
- 9780199734573 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
- 0199734577 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 2012041760
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library