Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (574 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455518727 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Daniel Schulman is a senior editor in the Washington bureau of Mother Jones, and a founding member of the magazine's investigative journalism team. His work has appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine, Columbia Journalism Review, Psychology Today, Village Voice, and many other publications. He splits his time between Cambridge, Massachusetts and Washington, DC
"Sons of Wichita feels as close to the truth as anyone is likely to get for a long time to come."Financial Times
DaveT said I received this book as a Christmas present. The. I received this book as a Christmas present. The book was so enlightening I purchased it for a friend. The story of the Koch family is surprising again and again. The quirks of the brothers are only exceeded by the wealth the family has been able to amass. The notoriety that was pushed upon them was no. "Understanding the most sophisticated and effective political influencers in current day American politics" according to Phil (not) in Mågnoliá. The Koch Brothers. Almost a metaphor today in certain circles, and depending upon your persuasion they might be viewed as either the biggest threat to our democracy that exists today (this might be the view from some Democratic party seats), or they might be considered the greatest heroes currently act. Absorbing story. K. Neilson The book is quite interesting and enlightening. in many ways but can't be swallowed whole because there is a lack of accountability as to where much of the information came from.As an accounting of the author's understanding and impressions it's a good story. More documentation of sources would add to
Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography until now.Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family patriarch had written to his sons. Based on hundreds of interviews with friends, relatives, business associates, and many others, SONS OF WICHITA is the first major biography about this wealthy and powerful family-warts and all.. "You will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money," Fred Koch cautioned. They now control a machine that is a center of gravity within the Republican Party. To their supporters, they are liberating America from the scourge of Big Government. "It may either be a blessing or a curse." Fred's legacy would become a blessing and a curse to his four sons-