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020 $a1568330480 (cloth : alk. paper)
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100 1 $aPerez, Robert C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83040584
245 10 $aClarence Dillon :$ba Wall Street enigma /$cby Robert C. Perez and Edward F. Willett.
260 $aLanham, Md. :$bMadison Books,$c[1995], ©1995.
263 $a9504
300 $axvii, 171 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-160) and index.
520 $aClarence Dillon rose from obscure beginnings to expand a small firm into the Wall Street juggernaut Dillon, Read, & Co., Inc. This fascinating biography traces Dillon's life from his origins as the son of Polish immigrants through his brilliant career on Wall Street to his mysterious withdrawal from the business scene prior to the crash of the stockmarket in 1929.
520 8 $aDaring, secretive, cunning, and cautious, Dillon was characterized as "very cold and aloof," yet he bailed out many of his partners and associates who were forced into personal bankruptcy after the Crash.
520 8 $aAfter he liquidated his investments, Dillon spent his time developing his cultural life while preserving his wealth and influencing international events. He associated with such notable figures as James Forrestal and Paul Nitze. Perez and Willett capture the dazzling world of high finance in the Roaring Twenties.
600 10 $aDillon, Clarence,$d1882-1979.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94119932
650 0 $aCapitalists and financiers$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100111
650 0 $aBusinessmen$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101819
700 1 $aWillett, Edward F.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81047559
852 00 $boff,bus$hHG172.D49$iP47 1995