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The Big Richthe Rise And Fall Of The Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes (2009)

by Bryan Burrough(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1436174503 (ISBN13: 9781436174503)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Recorded Books

review 1: There was a section on one of the oilmen's sons trying to get an all-American football team going, and finally convinced the NFL commissioner and other owners to found the Dallas cowboys. This makes me want to look into reading on the subject of the rise of the AFL. Then there was Glen MacCarthy and his hosting of celebs in the 50s at the height of Texas oil fame, at his Shamrock hotel and J. Edgar Hoover and his extended stay, his tab covered by the oilmen.
review 2: I loved this book. My family has interest in the East Texas Oil field and my Dad's great aunts grew up in Dallas and their kids grew up with HL Hunt's kids there. So a lot of the history is personal to me - however - anyone with an interest in the history of wealth development and the ups and d... moreowns of life in a family where the patriarch is often an all or nothing gambler - will find this book fascinating.Must read for Texas History less

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