Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-306) and index. "Originally published as Fall: the Mystery of Robert Maxwell in Great Britain in 2021 by Viking."--Title page verso
Contents:
Preface: The king of New York -- The salt mine -- Out of the darkness -- An adventurer of great style -- Difficulties with pork -- Mortality -- Down on the bottom -- The man who gets things done -- Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding -- Robert Maxwell's code of conduct -- The lights go out -- The grasshopper returns -- Strife -- Written in the stars -- Madness -- In the lair of the black bear -- An enormous spread -- A very happy person -- Battle rejoined -- Homecomings -- The party of the decade -- Listening in -- A glorious new dawn -- Crossing the line -- Obsessed -- Three departures -- What have I done to deserve that? -- Intangible assets -- LeĢgumes de Maurier -- Selling the crown jewels -- Don't you worry about a thing -- Hurricane Bob -- A long way down -- Lost -- Found -- The first autopsy -- A hero of our time -- The second autopsy -- The Four Horsemen -- Everything must go -- The march of time -- Curtain call -- A true Scotsman.
Summary:
Recounts Maxwell's rise and fall and rise and fall again. Preston weaves backwards and forwards in time to examine the forces that shaped Maxwell, including his childhood as a Jew in occupied Eastern Europe through his failed political ambitions in the 1960s which ended in accusations of financial double-dealing, and his resurrection as a media mogul--and on to the family legacy he left behind, including his daughter Ghislaine Maxwell. In February 1991, Robert Maxwell triumphantly sailed into Manhattan harbor on his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to buy the ailing New York Daily News. Ten months later, Maxwell disappeared off that same yacht in the middle of the night and was later found dead in the water. Preston recounts Maxwell's rise and fall and rise and fall again. He examines the forces Maxwell's childhood as a Jew in occupied Eastern Europe, his failed political ambitions in the 1960s which ended in accusations of financial double-dealing, and his resurrection as a media mogul. Preston also examines the family legacy he left behind, including his daughter Ghislaine Maxwell. -- adapted from jacket
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