Download e-book for iPad: The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World by Sally Denton

From the bestselling coauthor of The funds and the Power, the “compelling company heritage” (The nationwide publication Review) and within tale of the Bechtel relations and the empire they’ve managed because the development of the Hoover Dam.

The story of the Bechtel relatives dynasty is a vintage American enterprise tale. It starts off with Warren A. “Dad” Bechtel, who led a consortium that developed the Hoover Dam. they might cross directly to “build the world,” from the development of airports in Hong Kong and Doha, to pipelines and tunnels in Alaska and Europe, to mining and effort operations around the world. of their century-long quest, 5 generations of Bechtel males have harnessed and dispensed a lot of the planet’s usual assets, together with sunlight geothermal energy. Bechtel is now one of many greatest privately held enterprises within the world.

The Bechtel workforce has eclipsed its few opponents, with advancements in rising and 3rd international international locations that come with mystery army installations and safety tasks; underground bunkers in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan; oil pipelines and whole towns within the center East; palaces for Arab rulers, comparable to the Saudi Royal kin; and chemical crops for Arab dictators.

Like all tales of empire development, the increase of Bechtel—one of the 1st mega businesses to emerge within the American West—presents a posh and riveting narrative. Veiled in obsessive secrecy, Bechtel has had nearer ties to the U.S. executive than the other deepest company in glossy reminiscence. “Riveting and revealing” (Kirkus Reviews), The Profiteers is among the greatest company and political tales of our time.