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- catalog abstract "Edward Jay Epstein's investigation into the life of Armand Hammer exposes a tale of fraud, corruption, and personal betrayal that was carried out on such a grand scale and over such a long period of time that it is surely unique. Hammer was ninety-two when he died in 1990. A lengthy front-page obituary in The New York Times lauded him as a successful businessman "who long sought peace between the United States and the Soviet Union and financed research for a cancer cure." His philanthropy was noted, along with his vast art collection and his elevated social connections. But the official version of Hammer's life, which incorporated many of the major figures and key events of the twentieth century, was in fact a myth, carefully nurtured and embellished for nearly seventy years. Aided by newly available sources, Epstein has put together a gripping portrait of a ruthless, audaciously manipulative opportunist whose self-inventions have until now been widely accepted. Epstein gained unprecedented access to FBI files, SEC documents, and files on the Hammer family kept by Soviet intelligence agencies since the 1920's. He interviewed Hammer's mistresses, family, and close friends as well as the shadowy figures who assisted him in business deals. During his investigation, Epstein discovered that for many years Hammer had, like Richard Nixon, secretly taped conversations, many of them dealing with illegal activity. These tapes give an intimate view of a master con man at work.".
- catalog alternative "Secret history of Armand Hammer".
- catalog contributor b9842425.
- catalog contributor b9842426.
- catalog coverage "Soviet Union Relations United States.".
- catalog coverage "United States Relations Soviet Union.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "A lengthy front-page obituary in The New York Times lauded him as a successful businessman "who long sought peace between the United States and the Soviet Union and financed research for a cancer cure." His philanthropy was noted, along with his vast art collection and his elevated social connections.".
- catalog description "Aided by newly available sources, Epstein has put together a gripping portrait of a ruthless, audaciously manipulative opportunist whose self-inventions have until now been widely accepted. Epstein gained unprecedented access to FBI files, SEC documents, and files on the Hammer family kept by Soviet intelligence agencies since the 1920's. He interviewed Hammer's mistresses, family, and close friends as well as the shadowy figures who assisted him in business deals.".
- catalog description "But the official version of Hammer's life, which incorporated many of the major figures and key events of the twentieth century, was in fact a myth, carefully nurtured and embellished for nearly seventy years.".
- catalog description "During his investigation, Epstein discovered that for many years Hammer had, like Richard Nixon, secretly taped conversations, many of them dealing with illegal activity. These tapes give an intimate view of a master con man at work.".
- catalog description "Edward Jay Epstein's investigation into the life of Armand Hammer exposes a tale of fraud, corruption, and personal betrayal that was carried out on such a grand scale and over such a long period of time that it is surely unique. Hammer was ninety-two when he died in 1990.".
- catalog description "Global Business Book Awards. Best Business Biography/Autobiography".
- catalog description "Global Business Book Awards. Financial Times/Booz-Allen & Hamilton Winner".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-392) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 418 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Dossier : the secret history of Armand Hammer.".
- catalog identifier "0679448020 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Dossier : the secret history of Armand Hammer.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Random House,".
- catalog relation "Dossier : the secret history of Armand Hammer.".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union Relations United States.".
- catalog spatial "United States Relations Soviet Union.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "338.092 B 20".
- catalog subject "Businessmen United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Businesspeople United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Capitalists and financiers United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "HC102.5.H35 E67 1996".
- catalog subject "Hammer, Armand, 1898-1990.".
- catalog subject "Statesmen United States Biography.".
- catalog title "Dossier : the secret history of Armand Hammer / Edward Jay Epstein.".
- catalog title "Secret history of Armand Hammer".
- catalog type "text".