The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes by Burrough, Bryan

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

"Full of schadenfreude and speculation--and solid, timely history too." --Kirkus Reviews "This is a portrait of capitalism...
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The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes by Burrough, Bryan

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

$37.75

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

$37.75
Author: Bryan Burrough
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"Full of schadenfreude and speculation--and solid, timely history too." --Kirkus Reviews

"This is a portrait of capitalism as white-knuckle risk taking, yielding fruitful discoveries for the fathers, but only sterile speculation for the sons--a story that resonates with today's economic upheaval." --Publishers Weekly

"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.

Author: Bryan Burrough
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 03/30/2010
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780143116820
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 05/16/2010 pg. 32

About the Author
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.

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