{"product_id":"the-millionaire-was-a-soviet-mole-the-twisted-life-of-david-karr-hardcover","title":"The Millionaire Was a Soviet Mole: The Twisted Life of David Karr - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Klehr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time he died under mysterious circumstances in Paris in 1979 at the age of sixty, David Karr had reinvented himself numerous times. His remarkable American journey encompassed many different worlds--from Communist newspapers to the Office of War Information, from muckraking columnist to public relations flack, from corporate raider to corporate executive, from moviemaker to hotel executive, from international businessman to Soviet asset. Once denounced on the floor of the Senate by Joseph McCarthy, he became a trusted adviser to Sargent Shriver, Scoop Jackson, and Jerry Brown. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a New York businessman Karr orchestrated a series of corporate takeovers, using a variety of unscrupulous tactics. With virtually no business experience, he became CEO of Fairbanks Whitney, a major defense contractor, only to be quickly ousted by outraged stockholders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After settling in Paris, he arranged the building of the first Western hotel in Moscow, obtained North American rights to the marketing of the 1980 Moscow Olympics mascot, and won the contract to sell Olympic commemorative coins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Karr died suddenly and mysteriously in 1979. The French press exploded with claims he had been murdered, naming the KGB, CIA, Mossad, and Mafia as suspects. A British journalist later accused him of plotting with Aristotle Onassis to assassinate Robert Kennedy on behalf of the PLO. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With three ex-wives, one widow, five children, an outdated will, and millions of dollars in assets, Karr's estate took a decade to unravel. Based on extensive archival research and numerous interviews, \u003ci\u003eThe Millionaire Was a Soviet Mole\u003c\/i\u003e aims to unravel the perplexing question of whose side he was on during his tumultuous career.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvey Klehr is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Politics and History and former chairman of the political science department at Emory University, where he taught from 1971 to 2016. He is the author, co-author, or editor of thirteen books, three of which have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. \u003ci\u003eSpies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Yale University Press in 2009 and praised by Anne Applebaum as a \"genuinely important and darkly fascinating book.\" He has also written more than 120 articles and reviews for professional journals as well as for \u003ci\u003eCommentary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWeekly Standard\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He was the recipient of the Emory Williams Distinguished Teaching Award for Emory College in 1983 and was recognized as the University Scholar-Teacher of the Year by Emory in 1995. He also served a six-year term as a member of the National Council on the Humanities.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770397262112,"sku":"9781641770422","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/614796699cf640e3a6cfb52c8f1c71ae.webp?v=1780370878","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-millionaire-was-a-soviet-mole-the-twisted-life-of-david-karr-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}