A story that reads like The Godfather has been crossed with Citizen Kane. The Deeds of My Fathers is the riveting true story of two men, a father and a son, who each started with thing and built an empire. Generoso Pope, Sr., an Italian immigrant, arrived in New York in 1906 with only pennies in his pocket. He got a job shoveling sand, but through his intelligence, natural leadership, ruthlessness, and ability to woo powerful politicians such as Jimmy Walker and Franklin Roosevelt, he worked his way up to become the biggest provider of cement, just as it was becoming the key building material for New York, vital to landmarks such as Rockerfeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. Gene Pope, Jr. was his father's choice to inherit and run the business, but Gene's mother and two brothers forced him out, and he found himself penniless and on his own. With a loan from his godfather, mobster Frank Costello, Gene bought the New York Enquirer. He renamed it the National Enquirer and focused on the pararmal, celebrities, and the hopes and fears of Americans. Gene forced the tabloid into the supermarkets and became a powerful media force, peaking with the seven million copies sold of the blockbuster expose on the death of Elvis.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
ISBN-10
1441768912
ISBN-13
9781441768919
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189170205
Additional Product Features
Running Time
690
Read by
Keith Szarabajka
Format
CD-Audio
Language
English
Author(s)
Paul David Pope
Date of Publication
11/10/2010
Contained Items Statement
9 Audio Cds
Format Details
CD Standard Audio Format
Subject
Autobiography: General
Imprint
Blackstone Audiobooks
Country of Publication
United States
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