Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer Hardcover - 1996
by Edward Jay Epstein
When Armand Hammer died at the age of 92, he was chairman of the Occidental Petroleum Company, lauded for his financial support of cancer research and for his art collection. But behind the facade of respectability lay a lifetime of fraud, both personal and professional. Now, the bestselling author of The Assassination Chronicles reveals the true story of this manipulative and corrupt man. of photos.
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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.
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- Title Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer
- Author Edward Jay Epstein
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 418
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House (NY), New York
- Date 1996
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780679448020 / 0679448020
- Weight 1.79 lbs (0.81 kg)
- Dimensions 9.56 x 6.68 x 1.4 in (24.28 x 16.97 x 3.56 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95-43146
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 10/01/1996, Page 311
- Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/1996, Page 1206
- Library Journal, 10/15/1996, Page 66
- New York Times, 10/13/1996, Page 14
- NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 01/01/1996, Page 87
- Publishers Weekly, 08/26/1996, Page 86
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