The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World

by Sally Denton

Book Overview

From the bestselling coauthor of The Money and the Power (which the Los Angeles Times called "one of the most important nonfiction books published in a half century")--the inside story of the Bechtel family and the empire they've controlled since the construction of the Hoover Dam. 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476706468
• ISBN13: 9781476706467
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.4"