Copyright © 2006 by Jerry Oppenheimer

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Oppenheimer, Jerry.

House of Hilton : from Conrad to Paris: a drama of wealth, power, and privilege / Jerry Oppenheimer.

1. Hilton, Conrad N. (Conrad Nicholson), 1887–1979. 2. Hotelkeepers—United States—Biography. I. Title.

TX910.5.H5O67 2006

647.94092—dc22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2006020926

eISBN: 978-0-307-35195-1

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