World Famous - They Lost A Fortune [rare books]
World Famous - They Lost A Fortune [rare books]
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Meet the cross-dressing Russian prince, richer even than the Czars, who lost everything to the Bolsheviks only to remember five years later about a French chateau his family owned that he had forgotten about; or the man who could pay a fine for $6bn and still be a billionaire. Less fortunate souls include the two Wall..Street brokers during the crash, who lept hand-in-hand off their office roof- they had a joint account; the man who really did bet - and lose -his wife; and the equerry to the Prince of Wales, who died bankrupt because the then King of England never paid him back. As well as more
fascinating stories, you will find out the truth behind such legendary money men as Robert Maxwell, Michael Milkin, Ernest Saunders, Howard Hughes, Alan Bond, William Randolph Hearst and many more...
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