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

Bryan Burrough

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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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Burrough, Bryan
Publisher:	New York, NY : Penguin Press
Subject:	Texas \| Clinton W. Murchison \| Sid Richardson \| Hugh Roy Cullen \| Haraldson L. Hunt \| Erdölindustrie \| Oil industry \| Entrepreneurship \| Entrepreneurship approach
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [catdir.loc.gov]

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Extent:	XIV, 466 S., [8] Bl. 16 Taf. Ill. 25 cm
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index "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.
ISBN:	978-1-59420-199-8
Classification:	USA
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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