Description: Product Description : Sons of Wichita Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age but they have never been the subject of a major biography until nowNot long after the death of his father Charles Koch then in his early 30s discovered a letter the family patriarch had written to his sons You will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money Fred Koch cautioned It may either be a blessing or a curseFreds legacy would become a blessing and a curse to his four sonsFrederick Charles and fraternal twins David and Billwho in the ensuing decades fought bitterly over their birthright the oil and cattleranching empire their father left behind in 1967 Against a backdrop of scorchedearth legal skirmishes Charles and David built Koch Industries into one of the largest private corporations in the worldbigger than Boeing and Disneyand they rose to become two of the wealthiest men on the planetInfluenced by the sentiments of their father who was present at the birth of the John Birch Society Charles and David have spent decades trying to remake the American political landscape and mainline their libertarian views into the national bloodstream They now control a machine that is a center of gravity within the Republican Party To their supporters they are liberating America from the scourge of Big Government To their detractors they are political contract killers as David Axelrod President Barack Obamas chief strategist put it during the 2012 campaignBill meanwhile built a multibillion dollar energy empire all his own and earned notoriety as an Americas Cupwinning yachtsman a flamboyant playboy and as a litigious collector of fine wine and Western memorabilia Frederick lived an intensely private life as an arts patron refurbishing a series of historic homes and estatesSons of Witchita traces the complicated lives and legacies of these four tycoons as well as their business social and political ambitions No matter where you fall on the ideological spectrum the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of our era but so little is publicly known about this family their origins how they make their money and how they live their lives Based on hundreds of interviews with friends relatives business associates and many others Sons of Witchita is the first major biography about this wealthy and powerful familywarts and all( it is an used product )
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Brand: Grand Central Publishing
UPC: 884137538618
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Country of Origin: USA United States
Net Quantity/Number of Units: 1
Dimensions LxWxH - Cms: 5.25X1.95X8
ISBN-10: 1455518727
ISBN-13: 9781455518722
SKU: SONG1455518727
Edition: Reprint
No. of Pages: 440
Type: Books
Book Title: Sons of Wichita : How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 2 in
Topic: Rich & Famous, Political Ideologies / Libertarianism, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Political, Free Enterprise, Corporate & Business History, Business, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Item Weight: 14.7 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Daniel Schulman
Item Width: 5.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
