Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer

Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer by Edward Jay Epstein. Published by Random House Inc, NY, 1996. 1st Stated Edition 2nd Printing. Hardbound w/Paper DJ. Size 8vo. Condition: Fine in Good- DJ. ISBN 0679448020. LCCN 95-43146. When Armand Hammer died at the age of 92, he was chairman of the Occidental Petroleum Company, lauded for his financial support of cancer research and for his art collection. But behind the facade of respectability lay a lifetime of fraud, both personal and professional. The author's investigation into his life 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. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 416 Pgs. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 14729.