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14 de feb. de 2017 · Sally Denton's THE PROFITEERS is a wonderfully told, classic American story about the intersection of inventiveness, money and politics. The book shines fair and honest light on one of the most powerful corporations the world has ever known, and in doing that, gives us a portrait of how our modern American life emerged.
16 de feb. de 2016 · In The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World, Sally Denton illustrates just how much power the world’s largest construction firm has wielded both in business and in politics, proving itself virtually untouchable by the law.
Veiled in obsessive secrecy, Bechtel has had closer ties to the US government than any other private corporation in modern memory. “Riveting and revealing” (Kirkus Reviews), The Profiteers is one of the biggest business and political stories of our time.
Like all stories of empire building, the rise of Bechtel presents a complex and riveting narrative. In The Profiteers, Sally Denton, whom The New York Times called “a wonderful writer,” exposes...
12 de ene. de 2023 · English. x, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm. The tale of the Bechtel family dynasty is a classic American business story. It begins with Warren A. 'Dad' Bechtel, who led a consortium that constructed the Hoover Dam.
8 de mar. de 2016 · “The Profiteers” shows how the dam set a pattern. Warren Bechtel made alliances with other businesses and federal officials, and obtained the contract for his consortium in 1931, through the...
14 de feb. de 2017 · Veiled in obsessive secrecy, Bechtel has had closer ties to the US government than any other private corporation in modern memory. “Riveting and revealing” (Kirkus Reviews), The Profiteers is one...
