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Sketches the background of the du Pont family and traces the rise of the chemical empire they created, focusing on the experiences of Alfred I. du Pont as he battled his way to the head of the firm
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About the Author:
About the Author:
Joseph Frazier Wall is Professor of History at Grinnell College. He won a Bancroft Prize in 1971 for his acclaimed biography, Andrew Carnegie.
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Joseph Frazier Wall is Professor of History at Grinnell College. He won a Bancroft Prize in 1971 for his acclaimed biography, Andrew Carnegie.
Family maverick Alfred I. du Pont (1864-1935), heir to a gunpowder fortune, created a scandal by marrying his cousin, a recent divorcee, in 1907. Ostracized by the clan, he subsequently brought slander suits against two relatives. His later marriage to a Virginia farmgirl also raised eyebrows. Edged out of control of the du Pont industrial empire after a 15-year legal battle, he moved to Florida and devoted his liquid assets to building up his adopted state during the Depression. His recognition that great privilege entails social responsibility echoed the thinking of great-great-grandfather Pierre Samuel du Pont (1739-1817), a liberal French politician who narrowly missed being guillotined and who later emigrated to the U.S. and helped his friend Thomas Jefferson acquire the Louisiana territory. More than a biography of Alfred, this magisterial family saga is checkered with lethal explosions, immense egos, high drama and low, cunning passions. Wall is the author of Andrew Carnegie. Photos.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherReplica Books
- ISBN 10 0735103704
- ISBN 13 9780735103702
- BindingHardcover
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