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Clarence Dillon
Robert C. Perez, Edward F. Willett
1995 · Madison Books, Incorporated
BiographyCapitalists and financiersBusinesspeopleBusinessmenBusinesspeople, biography
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Clarence Dillon rose from obscure beginnings to expand a small firm into the Wall Street juggernaut Dillon, Read, & Co., Inc. This fascinating biography traces Dillon's life from his origins as the son of Polish immigrants through his brilliant career on Wall Street to his mysterious withdrawal from the business scene prior to the crash of the stockmarket in 1929. Daring, secretive, cunning, and cautious, Dillon was characterized as "very cold and aloof," yet he bailed out many of his partners and associates who w…
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