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Louis Graveraet Kaufman: The Fabulous Michigan Gatsby Who Conquered Wall Street, Took Over General Motors, and Built the World's Tallest Building

By Ann Berman
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By Ann Berman
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Discover the extraordinary rise of the glamorous, competitive, and clever American banking titan.

This fascinating biography recounts the life and legacy of a titan of American banking, Louis Graveraet Kaufman (1870–1942). Also known as LG, he was a Gatsbyesque figure born in Michigan's Upper Peninsula who married into great wealth and then amassed far more of his own.

Under LG, New York's Chatham Phenix National Bank and Trust Company became one of the nation's largest banks and the first i...

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