The Bronfmans by Nicholas Faith
"The Bronfmans" portrays the extraordinary saga of the Bronfman family, and above all, their patriarch Sam, the greatest figure in the history of liquor, the man who made drinking whiskey respectable and who built the first global empire of alcohol. From Sam's death, the book then recounts with lavish detail the soap operaish struggle of his brothers and heirs for control. The mantle is finally passed to his son Edgar, who masterminds a major coup when he translates a small investment in oil into a twenty-five percent stake in the mighty DuPont company. But in the 1990s, Edgar allowed his son Edgar Jr. to play media tycoon. The stake in DuPont was sold, and the money reinvested in Universal - which was practically given away in a merger with French media giant Vivendi. When the bubble burst, the family lost Seagram's and untold fortune. With revealing interviews from family members and confidants, "The Bronfmans" is an amazing story of bootlegging billionaires, and business folly.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780312332198 |
| ISBN 10 | 031233219X |
| Title | The Bronfmans |
| Author | Nicholas Faith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thomas Dunne Books |
| Year published | 2006-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |