House of Getty - Hardcover

Miller, Russell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0030037697 ISBN 13: 9780030037696

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1988

Synopsis

"The tormented saga of the Getty family reads like the script for Dynasty, interweaving boardroom battles, sex, money, drugs, power, crime, tragedy, and family intrigue. At the center stands the figure of John Paul Getty, the grandfather, an eccentric oil billionaire believed to have been to richest man in the world. Married and divorced five times, he had five sons, and yet was cheated of his dearest ambition--to found an oil dynasty. His angelic youngest son died at the age of twelve after years of illness. Of the remaining four sons, three proved to be hopeless businessmen and one by one, dropped out of Getty Oil. Only one had the talent to take the helm of the family business, and he was groomed for the part. And then he killed himself................"

About this title

Product Description:

Traces the life of John Paul Getty, an oil billionaire who was believed to have been the richest man in the world, and discusses his marriages, his grandson's kidnapping, and the construction of his California art museum

Review:

Elegant and immensely readable
The Times

A useful reminder that being rich is not enough

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0030037697
• ISBN 13: 9780030037696
• Binding: Hardcover