From Hollywood to Wall Street, ambition knows no limits.
The Carpetbaggers follows Jonas Cord, a ruthless tycoon modeled loosely on Howard Hughes, as he builds an empire in aviation, film, and industry. The novel explores themes of greed, lust, and the corrupting influence of power, set against the backdrop of mid-20th-century America.
Robbins’s narrative is fast-paced and sensational, filled with scandal, glamour, and intrigue. It became notorious for its explicit content at the time, but also cemented Robbins’s reputation as one of the world’s bestselling authors.
A saga of ambition and excess, it remains a landmark in popular fiction.