The big rich the rise and fall of the greatest Texas oil fortunes Burrough, Bryan 1961- creator text biography nyu New York Penguin Press 2009 monographic eng
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xiv, 466 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. 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. "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. Bryan Burrough. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us-tx Petroleum industry and trade Texas Biography Industria y comercio del petróleo Industria del petróleo HD 9567 B972b 2009 338.2/7280922764 9781594201998 1594201994 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008027043.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008027043-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008027043.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008027043-d.html DLC 931222 20230410115538.0 eng