The Dupont dynasty
(2019)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Papamoa Press, 2019
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781789123227 (electronic bk.) MWT12328290, 1789123224 (electronic bk.) 12328290
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Hidden in one of the smallest states of the Union, living in feudal splendor, is a singular family - proud, aloof, prolific - which today controls a greater slice of American wealth than has ever before fallen into private hands. They are the Du Ponts of Delaware. The Du Ponts, who have long dominated Delaware, have only recently emerged into the larger arena of national affairs. In 1932, several prominent members of the clan, ardent wets, supported Franklin D. Roosevelt. This they consider their biggest blunder and are now vigorously fighting the New Deal through the American Liberty League. The present volume is the first full length portrait of this extraordinary family
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