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E. N. Brandt. Chairman of the Board: A Biography of Carl A. Gerstacker. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2003. Pp. 238. Appendix. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index. Notes. Cloth, $39.95.
      I first encountered the name Carl Gerstacker several years before his death in 1995, when I was a new member of the Midland, Michigan, community. I was unaware of his history, but thankfully his place in our society as a corporate giant, philanthropist, and down-to-earth human being is related in Ned Brandt's book, Chairman of the Board: A Biography of Carl A. Gerstacker. It is a masterful work. Calling on knowledge gleaned from his thirty-five-year relationship with Gerstacker as a speechwriter and a close friend, as well as primary sources including extensive oral histories, Brandt weaves a fascinating story of corporate life. . . .
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