Friends in high places : the Bechtel story : the most secret corporation and how it engineered the world by McCartney, Laton - 1988

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. FIRST US EDITION: 1st Impression - 273p,[12]p of plates : ill., ports. ; 25cm. Includes index. Stephen Davison Bechtel was the son of Warren A. Bechtel, the founder of the Bechtel Corporation and the president of the company from 1933 through 1960. In 1933, when Warren Bechtel died suddenly while traveling abroad. His father's death came at a critical time for the company: concrete was being poured for the Hoover Dam, Bechtel's largest project up till that point. Stephen became president and saw the company through the construction of the Hoover Dam. Over the next thirty years, he expanded Bechtel into a huge and successful engineering company with operations all over the world. Stephen handed the presidency of the company over to his son, Stephen Jr. in 1960, but stayed on as the chairman until 1969. [ Location: Landing Case ]. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.