Bitter Brew - The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer

"Bitter Brew deftly chronicles the contentious succession of kings in a uniquely American dynasty. You''ll never crack open a six again without thinking of this book." --John Sayles, Director of Eight Men Out and author of A Moment in the Sun The creators of Budweiser and Michelob beers, the Anheuser-Busch company is one of the wealthiest, most colorful and enduring family dynasties in the history of American commerce. In Bitter Brew , critically acclaimed journalist William Knoedelseder tells the riveting, often scandalous saga of the rise and fall of the dysfunctional Busch family--an epic tale of prosperity, profligacy, hubris, and the dark consequences of success that spans three centuries, from the open salvos of the Civil War to the present day.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William Knoedelseder
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 07.01.2014
• EAN: 9780062009272
• ISBN: 978-0-06-200927-2
• Seiten: 416
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 203 mm x 24 mm
• Serie: HarperBusiness
• Themen: Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Biographien, Autobiographien; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Internationale Wirtschaft; HISTORY: General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Leadership, SELF-HELP: Self-Management / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Finance / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Corporate & Business History, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)