The Faux Baron: George de Mohrenschildt 1911-1963

George de Mohrenschildt is one of the most controversial figures in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In The Faux Baron: George de Mohrenschildt 1911-1963, Nancy Weiford has written a captivating story of the roller-coaster life and unique personality of a fascinating man who lived his own version of the great American life.

Who was the real George de Mohrenschildt and what part did he play in the violent politics of the 1960’s? Far beyond the six months he knew alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, this biography reveals the compete George de Mohrenschildt. A combination of Errol Flynn and Ernest Hemingway, he was equally at home on the dance floor at the Waldorf or slashing his way through the jungles of Costa Rica.

This work details how his experiences in the turbulent Russian Revolution and life in pre WWII Poland shaped his attitudes toward socio-economic philosophies. A petroleum geologist by profession, de Mohrenschildt was the ultimate social networker weaving friends, family and business associates through his life. By carefully examining his life and career, a picture emerges of a man intent on living in two worlds – the wealth and privilege of aristocratic high society and the philosophical yet pragmatic life of the average man. The clash between the two worlds could not have been more resounding. Be prepared to suspend your belief in the conventional wisdom surrounding George de Mohrenschildt and learn about a man you may not have known before.

This volume focuses on George de Mohrenschildt’s early years, the turbulent Russian Revolution, education and military training in Poland and western Europe, emigration to America, entrance into the global oil industry, marriages, extended hiking trip through Mexico and Central America, meeting Lee and Marina Oswald, and the pivotal events of April, 1963.

This book is a companion volume to The Faux Baron: George de Mohrenschildt 1963-1977.