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100 1 $aEpstein, Edward Jay,$d1935-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50010005
245 10 $aDossier :$bthe secret history of Armand Hammer /$cEdward Jay Epstein.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c©1996.
263 $a9608
300 $axii, 418 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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500 $aBook design by Carole Lowenstein.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 387-392) and index.
520 $aEdward 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.
520 8 $aA 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.
520 8 $aBut 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.
520 8 $aAided 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.
520 8 $aDuring 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.
600 10 $aHammer, Armand,$d1898-1990.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50019999
650 0 $aBusinessmen$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101819
650 0 $aCapitalists and financiers$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100111
650 0 $aStatesmen$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111368
651 0 $aUnited States$xRelations$zSoviet Union.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100049
651 0 $aSoviet Union$xRelations$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117068
700 1 $aHammer, Armand,$d1898-1990.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50019999
752 $aUnited States$bNew York (State).$2naf
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541 $cGift$aof Gigi Shaw Arledge, March 11, 2003