Blumay, Carl; Edwards, Henry (Hammer, Armand)

The Dark Side of Power: The Real Armand Hammer

ISBN: 9780671700539
New York, NY, USA: Simon and Schuster, 1992. First Edition. “At his death on December 10, 1990, Armand Hammer was hailed as one of the great entrepreneurs of all time–a man who came out of retirement at the age of 59 to build the virtually bankrupt Occidental Petroleum Corporation into one of the world’s great international companies. The multimillionaire industrialist was also saluted as an art collector and philanthropist, and was the recipient of countless humanitarian awards. Noted, too, were his friendships with presidents, kings, and princes, and his self-appointed role as a peacemaker with unparalleled access to the leaders of the Soviet Union. The world, it was said, would never see the likes of Armand Hammer again.”--From inside front cover of dust-jacket. Carl Blumay served for 25 years as PR consultant to Armand Hammer and Occidental Petroleum, and is largely responsible for the previously-accepted image of Hammer (as painted in the above quoted passage). Henry Edwards, on the other hand, was a journalist, biographer, novelist and playwright. In the wake of Hammer’s death (though exact details are lost to time) Blumay and Edwards teamed up to co-author the work offered here today, “The Dark Side of Power: The Real Armand Hammer.” In this relentlessly grim portrait of Armand Hammer, Blumay and Edwards characterize the powerful international businessman as a skinflint, a womanizer, a liar, a browbeater of his staff and, above all, a man obsessed with money, power and fame. From the collection of Barbara (1935-2023) & Irving (1933-2018) Nusbaum - world travelers, connoisseurs, eminent collectors of art & books, and the dearly beloved late parents of our esteemed founder, Arthur S. Nusbaum. Hardcover in unclipped dust-jacket. First edition as stated at copyright page, first printing as indicated by number sequence thereon. Book is in very fine condition with only minor wear to fine edges; dust-jacket is in very fine condition with light wear at fine edges and slight smudging to front and back covers. An extra handling fee of $1.50 will be added for shipping due to the size and weight of this item. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #6776]

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