![]() Clark settled in Montana where he began making his fortune first in selling groceries to miners and then by moving the mail to remote parts of the state. As a young man, he moved to the west coast in hopes of finding gold. The writers of this book found not only what illuminates the life of a woman who valued privacy above all else, but how greed can motivate even those who should have the best interests of a patient at heart. When Huguette Clark died, her life as a recluse who lived in a hospital for twenty years not only caught the attention of curious reporters, but the district attorney of New York City and various Clark family members who wanted to know what had happened to their aunt’s wealth. ![]() Clark, an American entrepreneur who made the bulk of his fortune in copper mines. ![]() ![]() Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune is a biography by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. ![]()
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