The One-Man Flying Multinational: Part Ii: Armand Hammer Tries Harder

Can a onetime bargain-basement art promoter who strikes it rich in a deserted gas field out west find happiness in the coiling intrigue of international trade? Why, yes. But sometimes big deals move on greased wheels and sometimes they run head on into power politics—such as the Arabs’ quadrupling of the price of oil, and the now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t state of Soviet-American détente.

By Daniel Yergin

About the Author

Daniel Yergin is author of The New Map: Energy, Climate, and Clash of Nations. His other books include The Quest and The Prize, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.  He is vice chairman of IHS Markit.