The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes - Couverture rigide

Burrough, Bryan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1410413608 ISBN 13 : 9781410413604

Editeur : Thorndike Pr, 2009

Synopsis

Recounts how Texas oil transformed wealth and power in America through the stories of the state's four most influential oil families, tracing how they rose from modest backgrounds, shaped the government, and bankrolled the rise of modern conservatism.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

"What's not to enjoy about a book full of monstrous egos, unimaginable sums of money, and the punishment of greed and shortsightedness?" --The Economist

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.

Biographie de l'auteur

Bryan Burrough is a special correspondent at Vanity Fair and the author of three previous books. A former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, he is a three-time winner of the John Hancock Award for excellence in financial journalism. Burrough lives in Summit, New Jersey, with his wife and their two sons.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thorndike Pr
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1410413608
• ISBN 13: 9781410413604
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 816
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible