Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Privat

Description: Sons of Wichita by Daniel Schulman Like The Rockefellers and The Ford Family, The Koch Brothers are one of Americas wealthiest and politically-active families yet they have never been the subject of a major biography. Influenced by their fathers radical libertarianism, Charles and David have built the familys oil and cattle empire into the second largest private corporation in America and their secretive backing of conservative causes, right-wing media and global-warming-denying science has prompted liberals to dub them The Kochtopus." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Not long after the death of his father, whose heart gave out suddenly in November 1967, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter his father had written when his four sons were small. "My dear boys," it began when you are 21, you will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money. It may either be a blessing or a curse." "Above all," he cautioned, "be kind and generous to one another." In the ensuing decades, Freds legacy became a blessing and a curse. Two of his sons, Charles and David, joined forces to build Koch Industries, one of the largest private corporations in the world. But they ended up in an epic feud with brothers Bill and Frederick that spanned nearly two decades, tearing the family apart-and nearly Koch Industries along with it. Bill would start his own energy company and attain a modicum of fame as a litigious wine-collector and yachtsman (he likened winning The Americas Cup in 1992 to the ecstasy of "10,000 orgasms.") After being marginalized by the patriarch because of his effete manner, Frederick became a patron of the arts and a fastidious refurbisher of historic estates.Starting with their boyhood when fraternal disputes were sometimes settled in the boxing ring, SONS OF WICHITA takes you inside this highly private family and traces the evolution of these four distinct personalities as well as their corporate, philosophical, social and political ambitions (many forget David Koch ran as the Libertarian Partys VP candidate in 1980). Influenced by the conservative, anti-communist sentiments of their father, a founding member of the John Birch Society, Charles and David devised an ambitious strategy to foist their ideological agenda upon the nation-quietly channelling millions of dollars of their fortune into a web of free-market think tanks, academic programs, advocacy groups, and more, while also building what amounts to a shadow Republican Party, replete with a donor network capable of raising as much in an election cycle as the Republican National Committee. Never before did they flex their political muscles as vigorously as they did during the 2012 campaign, when Charles and David clashed with the Obama administration in what Charles described as the "mother of all wars."Like The Rockefellers before them, The Koch (pronounced like the soft-drink "Coke") Brothers are a great American dynasty. Unlike The Rockefellers, they have never been the subject of a major biography before. Author Biography Daniel Schulman is a senior editor in the Washington bureau Mother Jones, and a founding member of the magazines investigative journalism team. Review "Sons of Wichita feels as close to the truth as anyone is likely to get for a long time to come."--Financial Times Long Description Not long after the death of his father, whose heart gave out suddenly in November 1967, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter his father had written when his four sons were small. "My dear boys," it began when you are 21, you will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money. It may either be a blessing or a curse." "Above all," he cautioned, "be kind and generous to one another." In the ensuing decades, Freds legacy became a blessing and a curse. Two of his sons, Charles and David, joined forces to build Koch Industries, one of the largest private corporations in the world. But they ended up in an epic feud with brothers Bill and Frederick that spanned nearly two decades, tearing the family apart-and nearly Koch Industries along with it. Bill would start his own energy company and attain a modicum of fame as a litigious wine-collector and yachtsman (he likened winning The Americas Cup in 1992 to the ecstasy of "10,000 orgasms.") After being marginalized by the patriarch because of his effete manner, Frederick became a patron of the arts and a fastidious refurbisher of historic estates.Starting with their boyhood when fraternal disputes were sometimes settled in the boxing ring, SONS OF WICHITA takes you inside this highly private family and traces the evolution of these four distinct personalities as well as their corporate, philosophical, social and political ambitions (many forget David Koch ran as the Libertarian Partys VP candidate in 1980). Influenced by the conservative, anti-communist sentiments of their father, a founding member of the John Birch Society, Charles and David devised an ambitious strategy to foist their ideological agenda upon the nation-quietly channelling millions of dollars of their fortune into a web of free-market think tanks, academic programs, advocacy groups, and more, while also building what amounts to a shadow Republican Party, replete with a donor network capable of raising as much in an election cycle as the Republican National Committee. Never before did they flex their political muscles as vigorously as they did during the 2012 campaign, when Charles and David clashed with the Obama administration in what Charles described as the "mother of all wars."Like The Rockefellers before them, The Koch (pronounced like the soft-drink "Coke") Brothers are a great American dynasty. Unlike The Rockefellers, they have never been the subject of a major biography before. Review Quote "Sons of Wichita feels as close to the truth as anyone is likely to get for a long time to come."-- Financial Times Promotional "Headline" Like The Rockefellers and The Ford Family, The Koch Brothers are one of Americas wealthiest and politically-active families yet they have never been the subject of a major biography. Influenced by their fathers radical libertarianism, Charles and David have built the familys oil and cattle empire into the second largest private corporation in America and their secretive backing of conservative causes, right-wing media and global-warming-denying science has prompted liberals to dub them The Kochtopus." Details ISBN1455518727 Author Daniel Schulman Pages 432 Publisher Little, Brown & Company Year 2015 ISBN-10 1455518727 ISBN-13 9781455518722 Format Paperback Media Book Imprint Grand Central Publishing Subtitle How the Koch Brothers Became Americas Most Powerful and Private Dynasty Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 338.040922 Short Title SONS OF WICHITA Language English Residence IL Birth 1959 Illustrations 1x 8pp insert b/w US Release Date 2015-05-28 Publication Date 2015-05-28 UK Release Date 2015-05-28 Audience General NZ Release Date 2015-07-13 AU Release Date 2015-07-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123674423;

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