Sally Denton is an investigative reporter, author, and historian who writes about the subjects others ignore—from a drug conspiracy in Kentucky to organized crime in Las Vegas; from corruption within the Mormon Church to the hidden history of Manifest Destiny; from one of America’s bitterest political campaigns to the powerful forces against Franklin D. Roosevelt. She has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Woodrow Wilson Public Scholar Fellowship, and the Black Mountain/Kluge Fellowship. She is the author of, among others, The Money and the Power, American Massacre, The Bluegrass Conspiracy, and The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World.
"Investigative reporter Sally Denton has deftly pulled back the
curtains on one of the most consequential business dynasties in
America. "The Profiteers" is eye-opening reading for anyone who
truly wants to understand how money, government and power
intersect." – Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money and staff writer for
The New Yorker magazine
“In the highest tradition of investigative journalism, Sally Denton
tells the compelling, troubling story of a vast enterprise that has
blurred the lines between governmental and corporate power. This is
how our nation really works, and this is a book that's impossible
to ignore. So don't.” – Walter Kirn, author of Blood Will Out and
Up in the Air
"Investigative journalist Denton offers an ambitious "empire
biography" of the Bechtel family and the secretive, privately held
construction company-turned-diversified international conglomerate
that has been "inextricably enmeshed" in U.S. foreign policy for
seven decades. In this incredible-seeming but deeply researched
book, the author traces the phenomenal rise of the California-based
corporation that became famous for building the Hoover Dam and went
on to handle billion-dollar projects from the Channel Tunnel to the
Big Dig.... Filled with stories of cronyism and influence peddling,
Denton's riveting and revealing book will undoubtedly displease the
so-called "boys from Bechtel."
– Kirkus
"The author's journalistic writing style is fast paced,
hard-hitting, and engaging.... This book will interest readers who
enjoy contemporary U.S. history, Middle Eastern history, political
science, and public works spending." – Library Journal
"Denton dutifully reports Bechtel’s denials of influence-peddling
but plainly doesn’t believe them. Instead, she maps coincidences
between the government tenure of a Bechtel executive, such as
George Schultz, and projects his former agency later awarded to
Bechtel. However readers view the company, Denton’s extensively
researched work informs readers about the firm’s maintenance as a
privately held concern during its growth into a huge, multinational
enterprise."
— Booklist
“In this compelling corporate history, she artfully detail show
Bechtel accrued power by exploiting the “revolving door of
capitalism,” through which its executives have glided effortlessly,
moving between the company headquarters and the corridors of power
in the nation’s capital.” – The National Book Review
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