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Donald Trump: The Real Estate Emperor
Donald Trump: The Real Estate Emperor
Donald Trump: The Real Estate Emperor
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Donald Trump is an American real-estate developer, author and television personality. Trump has been a major figure in both domestic and international real estate since the late 1960s and continues to build and diversify his business empire. Trump was raised in New York City and attended Fordham University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Immediately after earning his degree in Economics, he returned to New York and went to work for his father's real estate company, The Trump Organization. His first major success was transforming the bankrupt Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt.

Other Trump properties include Trump Tower, valued at $288 million, Trump World Tower, valued at $290, and a variety of Trump resort casinos located around the United States. In addition, the Trump name is licensed to properties worldwide, earning Trump an estimated $562 million. Since its premiere in 2003, Trump has also earned two Emmy Awards for his role in the reality show The Apprentice, on which he appears as himself and for which he is reportedly paid $3 million per episode.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherXinXii
Release dateMay 15, 2014
ISBN9781304902542
Donald Trump: The Real Estate Emperor

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    Donald Trump: The Real Estate Emperor

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    Early Life

    Donald John Trump was born in Queens, New York, the fourth of five children of Frederick C. and Mary MacLeod Trump. Frederick Trump was a builder and real estate developer who came to specialize in constructing and operating middle-income apartments in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn. Donald Trump was an energetic, assertive child, and his parents sent him to the New York Military Academy at age 13, hoping the discipline of the school would channel his energy in a positive manner. Trump did well at the academy, both socially and academically, rising to be a star athlete and student leader by the time he graduated in 1964. He entered Fordham University and then transferred to the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1968 with a degree in economics.

    New York Real Estate Developer

    Trump seems to have been strongly influenced by his father in his decision to make a career in real estate development, but the younger man's personal goals were much grander than those of his senior. As a student, Trump worked with his father during the summer and then joined his father's company, the Trump Organization, after graduation from college. He was able to finance an expansion of the company's holdings by convincing his father to be

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