Dear chairman: boardroom battles and the rise of shareholder activism

Benjamin Graham versus Northern Pipeline: the birth of modern shareholder activism

Robert Young versus New York Central: The proxyteers storm the Vanderbilt line

Warren Buffett and American Express: the great salad oil swindle

Carl Icahn versus Phillips Petroleum: the rise and fall of the corporate raiders

Ross Perot versus General Motors: the unmaking of the modern corporation

Karla Scherer versus R.P. Scherer: a kingdom in a capsule

Daniel Loeb and hedge fund activism: the shame game

BKF Capital: the corrosion of conformity.