Marshall Fields - The Evolution of an American Business Dynasty

Informationen zum Autor AXEL MADSEN has written sixteen biographies, including The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors and John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire (both from Wiley). His other books include Chanel: A Woman of Her Own and Gloria and Joe: The Star-Crossed Love Affair of Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy. Madsen lives in Los Angeles. Klappentext From the son who may have been shot by a chorus girl to the great-great grandson who used his millions to create Hollywood fantasies, Fields descendants have caromed wildly between rebellion and folly. Their story offers a new and penetrating take on wealth, success, and the nightmare that often accompanies the American dream. Zusammenfassung A classic American success story with a twist Like J.P. Morgan! John D. Rockefeller! and Andrew Carnegie! Marshall Field was one of the overlords of triumphant capitalism in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century. However! his phenomenal wealth and generous philanthropy masked a disastrous personal life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments. Introduction. CHICAGO. 1. A Place to Linger. 2. Silent Marsh. 3. Partnerships. 4. Fire, Panic, and More Fire. 5. Instincts. 6. Marshall Field & Company. 7. Paid to Think. 8. Mile-a-Minute Harry. 9. Nannie. 10. Hostilities. 11. Giving Back. 12. Politics. 13. Delia. 14. Son and Father. 15. The Will. 16. Grandsons. NEW YORK. 17. Secrets and Spies. 18. How to Spend It. 19. Audrey. 20. Evolutions. 21. Roosevelt Radicals. 22. Patriot Games. 23. Coming of Age. 24. Bearing Witness. 25. Cold War. 26. Successions. LOS ANGELES. 27. The Crunch. 28. Each Generation Speaks for Itself. Notes and Sources. Bibliography. Index....

Product details

• Authors: A Madsen, Axel Madsen, Axel (Los Angeles Madsen, Madsen Axel
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.09.2002
• EAN: 9780471024934
• ISBN: 978-0-471-02493-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Biography: business & industry, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, Illinois, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution, Retail sector, Biography: business and industry, Ownership and organization of enterprises, Ownership & Organization Of Enterprises, Retail and wholesale industries