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Author Kriplen, Nancy.

Title The eccentric billionaire : John D. MacArthur-- empire builder, reluctant philanthropist, relentless adversary / Nancy Kriplen.

Publication Info. New York : AMACOM/ American Management Association, [2008]
©2008

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B MACARTHUR JOHN D    Check Shelf
Description xii, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.
Contents Ransoming the ruby -- Breaking the sod -- Baby John -- Life with father -- The competitor -- Every little breeze -- Catherine T -- Staying afloat -- The mother lode -- Divorce-- and death -- Hat trick -- Down among the sheltering palms -- Banyan trees and hibiscus hedges -- Hogs get slaughtered -- The colonnades -- Founding a foundation -- Palm Beach prometheus -- Lost and sometimes found -- Royal summons -- And with dignity -- Genius.
Subject MacArthur, John D., 1897-1978.
Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
Billionaires -- United States -- Biography.
Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography.
Added Title John D. MacArthur-- empire builder, reluctant philanthropist, relentless adversary
ISBN 9780814408896
0814408893
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