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Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam Study Guide & Plot Synopsis

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"Metal Men" by A. Craig Copetas is, as described in the work's sub-title, "the stunning true story of big money gone berserk." And, no money was bigger than that of Marc Rich. The book follows Rich from his humble beginnings as the son of a low-level Jewish merchant in Antwerp, Belgium, through his rise to never-before-seen power and wealth in the world of metal trading.

Metal traders were a different breed among the commodities traders of the world. There was very little regulation in metal trading and the operations of the traders and the secretive deals they made never made the front pages of Business Weekly. What actually occurred during metal transactions was mysterious and if asked, some traders themselves would have a difficult time explaining exactly all the intricacies involved in metal trading.

Rich's family moved from Europe just before World War II broke out and settled in Kansas...
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