The Profiteers
Download or Read eBook The Profiteers PDF written by Sally Denton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Sally Denton |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2016-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781476706467 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1476706468 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Profiteers by : Sally Denton
Book excerpt: The tale of the Bechtel family dynasty is a classic American business story. It begins with Warren A. 'Dad' Bechtel, who led a consortium that constructed the Hoover Dam. From that auspicious start, the family and its eponymous company would go on to 'build the world,' from the construction of airports in Hong Kong and Doha, to pipelines and tunnels in Alaska and Europe, to mining and energy operations around the globe. Today Bechtel is one of the largest privately held corporations in the world, enriched and empowered by a long history of government contracts and the privatization of public works, made possible by an unprecedented revolving door between its San Francisco headquarters and Washingto
