The Marcos Dynasty Author:Sterling Seagrave When "people power" toppled Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos in 1986, the world learned the bizarre secrets of their staggering wealth and corruption: the 3,000 pairs of shoes, the multi-billion-dollar personal fortune, the torture at Malacanang Palace. But here, for the first time in this meticulously documented, headline-making book, is t... more »he true inside story of where the Marcoses got their money, how they seized power, and who helped them keep it for so long.
Probing deep beneath the glittering public surface, Sterling Seagrave reveals the truth of Ferdinand Marcos's origins, exposes the World War II heroism as a total fabrication, and traces his political connections to the Chinese mafia and the CIA. Here is the incredible story of how Ferdinand and Imelda became arguably the planet's wealthiest couple and turned Manila into an international hub for money-laundering, narcotics traffic, white slavery, and child prostitution.
Most shocking of all, Marcos relied not only the support, but the active involvement of four U.S. presidents to maintain his iron grip on power. In Seagrave's brilliantly written account, Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos emerge as two of the greatest swindlers and most corrupt geniuses in political history.« less