The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty - Couverture souple

Siler, Julia Flynn

 
9781592403677: The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
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ISBN 10 : 1592403670 ISBN 13 : 9781592403677
Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 2008

Synopsis

An epic, scandal-plagued story of the immigrant family that built—and then spectacularly lost—a global wine empire

Set in California’s lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, The House of Mondavi is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry, and betrayal. From 1906, when Italian immigrant Cesare Mondavi passed through Ellis Island, to the Robert Mondavi Corp.’s twenty-first-century battle over a billion-dollar fortune, award-winning journalist Julia Flynn brings to life both the place and the people in this riveting family drama.

The blood feuds are as spectacular as the business triumphs. Cesare’s sons, Robert and Peter, literally came to blows in the 1960s during a dispute touched off by the purchase of a mink coat, resulting in Robert’s exile from the family—and his subsequent founding of a winery that would set off a revolution in American winemaking. Robert’s sons, Michael and Timothy, as passionate in their own ways as their visionary father, waged battle with each other for control of the company before Michael’s expansive ambitions ultimately led to a board coup and the sale of the business to an international conglomerate.

A meticulously reported narrative based on thousands of hours of interviews, The House of Mondavi is bound to become a classic.

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À propos de l?auteur

Julia Flynn Siler is the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Mondavi. Her most recent book, Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure, is a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. An award-winning journalist, she lives in Northern California with her husband and two sons. Please visit juliaflynnsiler.com for more information.

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Éditeur
Penguin Publishing Group
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1592403670
ISBN 13 
9781592403677
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
480
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9781592402595: The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1592402593 ISBN 13 :  9781592402595
Editeur : Gotham Books, 2007
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