The Resource Sons of Wichita : how the Koch brothers became America's most powerful and private dynasty, by Daniel Schulman, (sound recording)
Sons of Wichita : how the Koch brothers became America's most powerful and private dynasty, by Daniel Schulman, (sound recording)
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- Summary
- 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. "You will receive what seems now to be a large sum of money, " Fred Koch cautioned. "It may be either a blessing or a curse." Fred's legacy would become a blessing and a curse to his four sons--Frederick, Charles, and fraternal twins David and Bill--who in the ensuing decades fought bitterly over their birthright, the oil and cattle-ranching empire their father left behind in 1967. Against a backdrop of scorched-earth legal skirmishes, Charles and David built Koch Industries into one of the largest private corporations in the world--bigger than Boeing and Disney--and they rose to become two of the wealthiest men on the planet. Influenced by the sentiments of their father, who was present at the birth of the John Birch Society, Charles and David have spent decades trying to remake the American political landscape and mainline their libertarian views into the national bloodstream. 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. To their detractors, they are political "contract killers, " as David Axelrod, President Barack Obama's chief strategist, put it during the 2012 campaign. Bill, meanwhile, built a multi-billion-dollar energy empire all his own, and earned notoriety as an America's Cup-winning yachtsman, a flamboyant playboy, and as a litigious collector of fine wine and Western memorabilia. Frederick lived an intensely private life as an arts patron, refurbishing a series of historic homes and estates. Sons of Wichita traces the complicated lives and legacies of these four tycoons, as well as their business, social, and political ambitions. No matter where you fall on the ideological spectrum, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of our era, but so little is publicly known about this family, their origins, how they make their money, and how they live their lives
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 10 audio discs (12.5 hr.)
- Note
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- Compact discs
- Duration: 12:30:00
- "Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container
- Isbn
- 9781478901174
- Label
- Sons of Wichita : how the Koch brothers became America's most powerful and private dynasty
- Title
- Sons of Wichita
- Title remainder
- how the Koch brothers became America's most powerful and private dynasty
- Statement of responsibility
- by Daniel Schulman
- Subject
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- Billionaires -- United States -- Biography
- Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography
- Compact discs
- Families -- United States -- History
- Free enterprise -- United States -- History
- Koch Industries -- History
- Koch, Charles G., (Charles de Ganahl), 1935-
- Koch, David H, 1940-
- Koch, David H, 1940-2019
- Libertarianism -- United States -- History
- Audiobooks
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. "You will receive what seems now to be a large sum of money, " Fred Koch cautioned. "It may be either a blessing or a curse." Fred's legacy would become a blessing and a curse to his four sons--Frederick, Charles, and fraternal twins David and Bill--who in the ensuing decades fought bitterly over their birthright, the oil and cattle-ranching empire their father left behind in 1967. Against a backdrop of scorched-earth legal skirmishes, Charles and David built Koch Industries into one of the largest private corporations in the world--bigger than Boeing and Disney--and they rose to become two of the wealthiest men on the planet. Influenced by the sentiments of their father, who was present at the birth of the John Birch Society, Charles and David have spent decades trying to remake the American political landscape and mainline their libertarian views into the national bloodstream. 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. To their detractors, they are political "contract killers, " as David Axelrod, President Barack Obama's chief strategist, put it during the 2012 campaign. Bill, meanwhile, built a multi-billion-dollar energy empire all his own, and earned notoriety as an America's Cup-winning yachtsman, a flamboyant playboy, and as a litigious collector of fine wine and Western memorabilia. Frederick lived an intensely private life as an arts patron, refurbishing a series of historic homes and estates. Sons of Wichita traces the complicated lives and legacies of these four tycoons, as well as their business, social, and political ambitions. No matter where you fall on the ideological spectrum, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of our era, but so little is publicly known about this family, their origins, how they make their money, and how they live their lives
- Cataloging source
- BLACP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schulman, Daniel
- Dewey number
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- 338.7/6092273
- B
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- LC call number
- HC102.5.K65
- LC item number
- S38 2014ab
- Literary text for sound recordings
- biography
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by Allen O'Reilly
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- O'Reilly, Allen
- Hachette Audio (Firm)
- Blackstone Audio, Inc
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Koch, David H
- Koch, Charles G.
- Businesspeople
- Billionaires
- Political activists
- Philanthropists
- Koch Industries
- Families
- Libertarianism
- Free enterprise
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- Sons of Wichita : how the Koch brothers became America's most powerful and private dynasty, by Daniel Schulman, (sound recording)
- Note
-
- Compact discs
- Duration: 12:30:00
- "Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
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- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
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- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn879328414
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 10 audio discs (12.5 hr.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781478901174
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- s
- Other physical details
- digital, CD audio
- Publisher number
- Z9617
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
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- 1152117
- (Sirsi) o879328414
- (OCoLC)879328414
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- Sons of Wichita : how the Koch brothers became America's most powerful and private dynasty, by Daniel Schulman, (sound recording)
- Note
-
- Compact discs
- Duration: 12:30:00
- "Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn879328414
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 10 audio discs (12.5 hr.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781478901174
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital, CD audio
- Publisher number
- Z9617
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- 1152117
- (Sirsi) o879328414
- (OCoLC)879328414
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Billionaires -- United States -- Biography
- Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography
- Compact discs
- Families -- United States -- History
- Free enterprise -- United States -- History
- Koch Industries -- History
- Koch, Charles G., (Charles de Ganahl), 1935-
- Koch, David H, 1940-
- Koch, David H, 1940-2019
- Libertarianism -- United States -- History
- Audiobooks
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
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