New York: Putnam, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography of Huntington Hartford, which focuses on how the heir to the A&P fortune wound up - at almost 80 years old - living in a dilapidated New York City brownstone, a broken relic of what once was one of the richest men in America. It recounts his life of bad business deals, dysfunctional marriages, sexual trysts, and substance abuse. The dust jacket synopsis opens with an interesting comment, considering when this was published: "Before anyone had even thought of Donald Trump, there was Huntington Hartford. Like the Trump name, the Hartford name evoked success and wealth. . . and like the Trump fortune, the Hartford fortune disappeared into…
New York: Putnam, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography of Huntington Hartford, which focuses on how the heir to the A&P fortune wound up - at almost 80 years old - living in a dilapidated New York City brownstone, a broken relic of what once was one of the richest men in America. It recounts his life of bad business deals, dysfunctional marriages, sexual trysts, and substance abuse. The dust jacket synopsis opens with an interesting comment, considering when this was published: "Before anyone had even thought of Donald Trump, there was Huntington Hartford. Like the Trump name, the Hartford name evoked success and wealth. . . and like the Trump fortune, the Hartford fortune disappeared into a sinkhold of glossy failure." Illustrated with photographs. Source notes, selected bibliography. index. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-399135723.