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The eccentric billionaire
John D. MacArthur-- empire builder, reluctant philanthropist, relentless adversary
By Kriplen, Nancy
- ISBN
- 978-0-81440-889-6
- Publisher
- New York : AMACOM/ American Management Association, c2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 15, 2007
John D. MacArthur (1897-1978) is certainly ripe for biographers, but even with access to primary sources and family papers, Kriplen (Dwight Davis: The Man and the Cup) is hard-pressed to flesh out the story of a man both secretive and manipulative. Kriplen chronicles the facts of the billionaire's life in a slightly roundabout style, from his hardscrabble beginnings as son of a mercurial preacher, to his succe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
