Pierre S. Du Pont

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1st edition biography with accompanying DVD in slipcase . Pierre Samuel du Pont ( January 15, 1870April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family. He was president of DuPont from 1915 to 1919, and was on its board of directors until 1940. He also managed General Motors from 1915 to 1920, became GM's president in 1920, and was on GM's board of directors until 1928.[2Among other notable accomplishments, he was among the founding board of directors of the Empire State Building which opened in 1931, and created the world-renowned gardens at Longwood, Pennsylvania. The dustjacket, book and DVD are in as new condition. Only the blue cloth covered slipcase is a little dusty and faded from shelving. No ISBN

25 GBP