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Kochland : the secret history of Koch Industries ... Read More

Leonard, Christopher, 1975-(author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781476775388
  • ISBN: 1476775389
  • Physical Description: x, 687 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.

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Subject: Koch Industries > History.
Petroleum industry and trade > United States > History.
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