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The big rich: the rise and fall of the greatest texas oil fortunes

By Bryan , Burrough

Book information

Publisher
Inc., Penguin Usa
Year
2014
ISBN
9781440686030, 1440686033
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
521 kB (533476 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
History;HISTORY--United States--20th Century;Elect

Description

"What's not to enjoy about a book full of monstrous egos, unimaginable sums of money, and the punishment of greed and shortsightedness'" Phenomenal reviews and sales greeted the hardcover publication of The Big Rich, New York Times bestselling author Bryan Burrough's spellbinding chronicle of Texas oil. Weaving together the multigenerational sagas of the industry's four wealthiest families, Burrough brings to life the men known in their day as the Big Four: Roy Cullen, H.L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson, all swaggering Texas oil tycoons who owned sprawling ranches and mingled with presidents and Hollywood stars. Seamlessly charting their collective rise and fall, The Big Rich is a hugely entertaining account that only a writer with Burrough's abilities-and Texas upbringing-could have written.

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