Dethroning the King: The Hostile Takeover of Anheuser-Busch, an American Icon

Cast of Characters. Author's Note. Prologue. Chapter 1: The Game Is Afoot. Chapter 2: Crazy and Lazy at Loggerheads. Chapter 3: The Colossus. Chapter 4: Selling the American Dream. Chapter 5: The Fourth Abides. Chapter 6: The Hunter's Frozen Trigger Finger. Chapter 7: A Babe in the Woods. Chapter 8: The Old Gobi Desert Trick. Chapter 9: Mr. Brito Goes to Washington. Chapter 10: Angry Bedfellows. Chapter 11: The Board: August, August, and Augusta. Chapter 12: The Montagues and the Busches. Chapter 13: A Seller from Hello. Chapter 14: Put Up or Shut Up. Chapter 15: A Long Way from St. Louis. Chapter 16: A Toast on Both Sides. Chapter 17: Cash Out or Hunker Down. Epilogue. Notes. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Index.