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Introduction
He thinks in terms of acceleration of progress and has achieved it. Only as quiet authority suggests that this is the same man who has, for years, figured in the headlines of English, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, German, and American newspapers; Predictable labels attached to unpredictable stories, describing him as the Mystery Millionaire, the merchant adventurer, the Golden Greek. About his multimillion-dollar deals, real or imagined, financial writers never see speculating.
However, fascinating the true facts of his life, Inventive Minds, keep developing new permutations to title the imagination with artificial ingredients. Onassis is not an officer of any corporation, domestic or foreign, but an owner holding stocks of corporations, which give him control. Control over interest worth an estimated $500 million. This is the insurance value of its fleet, but the figure is liable to change from month to month.