Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty (Cardo Michael)(Paperback)

This book will surely be the most readable, best informed, most complete account of Harry Oppenheimer's life there is ever likely to be.' - Bill Nasson, historian and author
As chairman of Anglo American and De Beers, Harry Oppenheimer held sway over his family's gold and diamond empire for a quarter of a century. He combined a passion for commerce with a streak of creative genius.
In this, the first comprehensive biography of Oppenheimer, Michael Cardo has produced a vivid portrait based on unrestricted access to his subject's private papers and interviews with Oppenheimer's relatives and associates.
Cardo brings to life the places, people and events that shaped Oppenheimer's career at the intersection of business and politics. From the diamond fields of Kimberley, where his father, Ernest, arrived to seek his fortune in 1902,
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