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The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World
Sally Denton
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Description for The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World
Paperback. The inside story of the Bechtel family and the empire they've controlled since the construction of the Hoover Dam. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2x8pg 4-c inserts;. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJZ; KNJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
The tale of the Bechtel family dynasty is a classic American business story. It begins with Warren A. Bechtel, who led a consortium that constructed the Hoover Dam. From that auspicious start, the family and its eponymous company would go on to “build the world,” from the construction of airports in Hong Kong and Doha, to pipelines and tunnels in Alaska and Europe, to mining and energy operations around the globe.
Today Bechtel is one of the largest privately held corporations in the world, enriched and empowered by a long history of government contracts and the privatization of ... Read more
The tale of the Bechtel family dynasty is a classic American business story. It begins with Warren A. Bechtel, who led a consortium that constructed the Hoover Dam. From that auspicious start, the family and its eponymous company would go on to “build the world,” from the construction of airports in Hong Kong and Doha, to pipelines and tunnels in Alaska and Europe, to mining and energy operations around the globe.
Today Bechtel is one of the largest privately held corporations in the world, enriched and empowered by a long history of government contracts and the privatization of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781476706474
SKU
V9781476706474
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99-15
About Sally Denton
Sally Denton is an investigative reporter, author, and historian who writes about the subjects others ignore—from a drug conspiracy in Kentucky to organized crime in Las Vegas; from corruption within the Mormon Church to the hidden history of Manifest Destiny; from one of America’s bitterest political campaigns to the powerful forces against Franklin D. Roosevelt. She has received the Guggenheim ... Read more
Reviews for The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World
"Investigative reporter Sally Denton has deftly pulled back the curtains on one of the most consequential business dynasties in America. "The Profiteers" is eye-opening reading for anyone who truly wants to understand how money, government and power intersect." – Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money and staff writer for The New Yorker magazine “In the highest tradition of investigative journalism, ... Read more