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Rarely is one allowed such an intimate glimpse into the ""high peaks"" of a life so extraordinary and exciting as that of C.V. Whitney. Scion of a distinguished family of great wealth, ""Sonny"" Whitney early displayed the zest for life and the adventurous spi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whitney, C. V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt), 1899-1992
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©1977.
Temas:
Whitney, C. V. > (Cornelius Vanderbilt), > 1899-1992.
Whitney, C. V. > (Cornelius Vanderbilt), > 1899-1992
Millionaires > United States > Biography.
Philanthropists > United States > Biography.
Millionnaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Millionaires
Philanthropists
United States > Biography.
États-Unis > Biographies.
United States
Biographies
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Sumario:Rarely is one allowed such an intimate glimpse into the ""high peaks"" of a life so extraordinary and exciting as that of C.V. Whitney. Scion of a distinguished family of great wealth, ""Sonny"" Whitney early displayed the zest for life and the adventurous spirit which have led him into a varied array of achievements remarkable even for the Whitney clan. A pilot in World War I and an AAF officer in World War II who was involved in such events as Iwo Jima and El Alamein, Whitney later, as assistant secretary of the air force, played a crucial role in ending the Berlin blockade. A sportsman with.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (142 pages)
ISBN:9780813161815
0813161819

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