A Sharp And Illuminating History Of One Of Capitalisms Longest Running Tensionsthe Conflicts Of Interest Among Public Company Directors, Managers, And Shareholderstold Through Entertaining Case Studies And Original Letters From Some Of Our Most Legendary And Controversial Investors And Activists.recent Disputes Between Shareholders And Major Corporations, Including Apple And Dupont, Have Made Headlines. But The Struggle Between Management And Those Who Own Stock Has Been Going On For Nearly A Century. Mixing Never-before-published And Rare, Original Letters From Wall Street Iconsincluding Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, Ross Perot, Carl Icahn, And Daniel Loebwith Masterful Scholarship And Professional Insight, Dear Chairman Traces The Rise In Shareholder Activism From The 1920s To Today, And Provides An Invaluable And Unprecedented Perspective On What It Means To Be A Public Company, Including How They Work And Who Is Really In Control.jeff Gramm Analyzes Different Eras And Pivotal Boardroom Battles From The Last Century To Understand The Factors That Have Caused Shareholders And Management To Collide.