New York: William Morrow and Company, 1978. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 24 cm. 640 pages. Illustrations. Genealogical table. Source Notes. Selected Bibliography Index. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. DJ is price clipped. Burton Hersh is an American author, journalist and commentator. He was graduated from Harvard Phi Beta Kappa, and studied in Germany from 1955-56 as a Fulbright Scholar. Hersh is the author of Edward Kennedy-An Intimate Biography. His Bobby and J. Edgar: the historic face-off between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover that transformed America is, according to Worldcat held in 811 libraries. He is also the author of The Shadow President: Ted Kennedy in Opposition, The Old Boys:The American Elite and the Origins of the CIA, The Mellon Family: A Fortune In History (Book of the Month Club selection, Fortune Brook Club selection), and The Education of Edward Kennedy . His articles have appeared in numerous publications including Esquire, The New York Times, The Washington Post and Huffington Post. Thomas Mellon (1813-1908), son of Andrew and Rebecca Mellon, emigrated from Northern Ireland, with his parents in 1818, and settled in western Pennsylvania. He attended Western University at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and made his home there. He married Sarah Jane Negley (1817-1909) in 1843. They had eight children, 1844-1860. Descendants listed lived in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. The history of big business unfolds in a definitive biography of the wealthiest of American families that profiles personalities as well as chronicling the growth of the Mellon Bank, Alcoa, Koppers, and the Gulf Company.

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Seller: Ground Zero Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 54580
Title: The Mellon Family; A Fortune in History
Author: Hersh, Burton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]
ISBN 10: 0688032974
ISBN 13: 9780688032975
Publisher: William Morrow and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1978
Keywords: Andrew Mellon, ALCOA, David Bruce, Calvin Coolidge, Stephen Currier, Henry Frick, Gulf Oil, Warren G. Harding, Paul Mellon, Andrew Carnegie, Arthur Vining Davis, Frank Denton, Frank Drake, David Finley, Herbert Hoover, Koppers Company, David Lawrence

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