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Ambition, scandal, and spectacular fortune — the Hilton saga. Behind the glamour of the Hilton name lies one of America's great family sagas. Bestselling investigative biographer Jerry Oppenheimer — unafraid of unauthorized territory — traces three generations: from Conrad Hilton, who bought his first Texas hotel in 1919 and built a global hospitality empire, through the heirs who battled bitterly over the fortune, to the celebrity great-granddaughters who made the family name synonymous with a new kind of fame. Drawing on extensive research and interviews, Oppenheimer reveals the driven patriarch who turned modest beginnings into hospitality royalty, the succession wars that tore the family apart, and the tabloid generation — Paris and Nicky — who converted notoriety into its own currency.
What makes House of Hilton more than gossip is its sweep. You will follow a full American century through one family: Conrad's rise from a small-town hotel to an international chain; the second generation's fights over inheritance, control, and identity; and the third generation's discovery that in the modern media age, fame itself could be the business. Oppenheimer exposes family feuds, lawsuits, broken marriages, and the private struggles behind the public glitter — but he also shows how each generation adapted to a different America, and what the Hilton story reveals about wealth, celebrity, and the price of a famous name.
It is a story about American dynasties: how they're built, how they're spent, and how the third generation always finds a new way to surprise. Gossipy in the best way and solidly reported underneath, House of Hilton is irresistible for readers of business dynasties and celebrity culture alike — wealth, family, and the price of a famous name. Published by Crown, House of Hilton: From Conrad to Paris — A Drama of Wealth, Power, and Privilege is scandalous, meticulously reported, and impossible to put down. Get the ebook edition here at a discount from Tellebook.
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