The eccentric billionaire : John D. MacArthur-- empire builder, reluctant philanthropist, relentless adversary / Nancy Kriplen
- Author:
- Kriplen, Nancy
- Additional Titles:
- John D. MacArthur-- empire builder, reluctant philanthropist, relentless adversary
- Published:
- New York : AMACOM/ American Management Association, [2008]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2008
- Physical Description:
- xii, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Contents:
- Ransoming the ruby -- Breaking the sod -- Baby John -- Life with father -- The competitor -- Every little breeze -- Catherine T -- Staying afloat -- The mother lode -- Divorce-- and death -- Hat trick -- Down among the sheltering palms -- Banyan trees and hibiscus hedges -- Hogs get slaughtered -- The colonnades -- Founding a foundation -- Palm Beach prometheus -- Lost and sometimes found -- Royal summons -- And with dignity -- Genius.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780814408896
0814408893 - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.
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