The Invisible Billionaire, Daniel Ludwig

by Lerry Shields

This is a biography of Daniel Ludwig who died in 1992 at 95. With only an eighth grade education, he became one of the wealthiest men of his time. He began working at a variety of marine-related jobs... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395354021
• ISBN13: 9780395354025
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 401 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Shadow Billionaire.

Daniel Ludwig started out a poor boy in Michigan and rose to be one of the worlds richest shipping tycoons. This is thestory of someone achieving the rags to riches american dreamas well as a thrilling story about entrepreneurship. Onassiswas his only rival. A secret I was unaware of was the fact thatit was Rockefeller money that financed the building of his ships.This an entertaining read about a billionaire almost as secretiveas Howard Hughes was in his final years.

The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel K. Ludwig

I have begun to read this book which is great but lost before ending reading it. Actually I work at the Acapulco Princess, which was actually built by Mr. Ludwig. It is a dream of his come true. Its unique arquitecture and set up inside green tropical gardens is still, after thirty years, a milestone in Mexico. It reveals Mr. Ludwigs way of living.

history of a shipping era

Dan Ludwig,in his day the richest man alive.Very secretive.Built largest fleet of oil tankers,ore carriers,and every other type of ship needed to transport commodities,etc.Wtih profits built collection of businesses.Savings & loans,hotels,lumber harvesting venture in brazil.Also 800,000 citrus tree farm,a salt refining plant.He built West Lake Village ,Ca ,north of Los Angeles at a starting cost $1 billion.Many more achievemants also.Died in his 90's.Believed to have left some money to cancer research.Very educationel book.

A great history of real world money and power

i read this book several years ago and remember its content like it was yesterday. a friend knew Mr. Ludwig and recommened it. if this book were on the shelves now it would be a best seller. good details of real life deals and true creative financing. the title really says it all. a must read for the true entrepreneur.