The big rich the rise and fall of the greatest Texas oil fortunes

Burrough, Bryan 1961- (Author).

Summary: Chronicles the rise and fall of one of the great economic and political powerhouses of the twentieth century--Texas oil--by weaving together the epic sagas of the industry's Big Four (Roy Cullen, H. L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson) in a story of wealth, power, family feuds, scandals, and bankruptcies.

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ISBN: 9781440685996 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1440685991 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781440686030 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1440686033 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781440686023 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 1440686025 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
Physical Description: electronic
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Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from eBook information screen.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	"There's something down there..." -- The creekologist -- Sid and Clint -- The bigamist and the boom -- The worst of times, the best of times -- The big rich -- Birth of the ultraconservatives -- War and peace -- The New World -- "A clumsy and immeasurable power" -- "Troglodyte, genus Texana" -- The golden years -- Rising sons -- Sun, sex, spaghetti-and murder -- Watergate, Texas-style -- The last boom -- The great silver caper -- The bust.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2170 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 523 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 792 KB).