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In 1923, Qu Qiubai, a Communist leader, wrote in the party's journal that several political families controlled bureaucratic capital in China. In 1946, Communist journalist Chen Boda published a book titled The Four Big Families of China, accusing the Chiang, Soong, Kung, and Chen families of exploiting over 20 billion US dollars from the Chinese people during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
A noble house is an aristocratic family or kinship group, either currently or historically of national or international significance [clarification needed], and usually associated with one or more hereditary titles, the most senior of which will be held by the "Head of the House" or patriarch.
Jabari Hayes, an alleged member of the BMF who allegedly served as their courier and distributor, wrote the book Miles in the Life (2009) [29] and is also the executive producer of a 2017 documentary by the same name. BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family was released in 2012.
The Barrymore Family. Today’s daytime TV fans might not be aware of talk-show host Drew Barrymore’s pedigree. The one-time child actor forever associated with “E.T.
The Chinese translation of the book uses 香港六大家族; 'Hong Kong "big 6" families' as a section title. [ 22 ] As of 2018, Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau-kee were ranked first and second in Forbes' Hong Kong's 50 Richest respectively, while Thomas and Raymond Kwok brothers, sons of the late Kwok Tak-seng, were ranked 4th; their eldest brother ...
Joe Biden’s family has become somewhat accustomed to being in the spotlight, both before and after he moved into the White House. The same year Biden won his U.S. Senate seat in 1972, his first ...
In 2009, the Museum of the City of New York compiled its own list, entitled "The New York City 400", of the 400 "movers and shakers" who made a difference in the 400 years of New York City history since Henry Hudson arrived in 1609. McAllister was "the only person on the original Four Hundred to also make the museum's list." [22]
Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York (1967) is a history book by American writer Stephen Birmingham. [1] The book documents the lives of prominent New York Jewish families of the 19th century. Historian Louis Auchincloss called it "A fascinating and absorbing chapter of New York social and financial history. ... " It has been ...