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- 160 pages
- 79 black-and-white photos, drawings, and maps
- 7" x 9"
- Reinforced library binding
- Source notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Glossary
- Grades 5 and up
- ISBN: 978-1-881508-79-3
- $22.95
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The fast-paced world of real estate makes and breaks fortunes
quicklya whole career can ride on just one deal. The men who made
and lost millions include John Nicholson, who helped develop the
capital city of Washington, D.C.; John Jacob Astor, who foresaw the
growth of Manhattan; William Levitt, founder of Levittown and the
movement toward suburban living; Del Webb, creator of the first active
life retirement community; Walt Disney, who mysteriously orchestrated
one of the biggest real estate deals of the 20th century to acquire the
land he needed for Disney World; Paul Reichmann, star investor of
the Olympia & York company; and the Ghermezian brothers, developers
of megamall complexes, including the Mall of America. |