Characters from Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Marc Rich - This individual was born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1934 to parents of humble means and went on to become the most successful metals and oil trader the world had ever seen.

Sandy Weinberg - This individual formed a prosecutorial team, recruiting members of the FBI, State Department, Justice Department, and other experts to follow the trail of the book's central metals trader.

Pincus Green - This individual was the only business associate with whom the narrative's central metals trader developed a close relationship.

Ludwig Jesselson - This individual was an...
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