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(Epub Download) The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil
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(Epub Download) The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes PDF
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Big Rich: The Rise
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aBryan Burrough has long been one of this nationas best storytellers, but he has outdone himself
with his tour de force, 'The Big Rich,' Set amid the rough and tumble of the Texas oil fields and
stretching to the halls of political power in Washington, this epic tale reveals the hidden
undercurrents of modern American history that flowed from four families of unimaginable wealth
and recklessness. With an unerring eye for detail, Burrough dissects their lives and histories,
starting with the patriarchsastruggling, poorly educated men who might have remained forever
unknown if not for their success at pulling black ooze from the ground. 'The Big Rich' lays bare
their arrogance and aspirations, their principles and hypocrisy, their daring and foolishness, taking
readers deep inside a world of affluence that has remained secret for far too long. It is, quite
simply, a triumph.a aKurt Eichenwald, author of 'The Informant' and 'Conspiracy of Fools' aItas
hard to imagine a greater literary marriage than that of the oil barons of Texas and Bryan
Burrough. On the one hand, you have a collection of gargantuan personalities who in the 1920s
struck it rich and then, in the decades that followed, used their wealth to transform American
business, culture and politics. On the other, you have an authoraand native Texanawho writes, as
he always does, with enormous insight and panache. 'The Big Rich' has all the hallmarks of a
classic American saga.a aDavid Margolick, author of 'Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling,
and a World on the Brink' a'The Big Rich,' a 400 page opus on the oil-powered rise of the Texas
elite, has so many characters and entertaining subplots it reads like apetroleum-based 'Lord of the
Rings,' This is, of course, a complimenta] In Burroughas captivating story, done with the same
keen eye on excess as his corporate classic 'Barbarians at the Gate,' itas clear these men cast a
shadow so wide they contributed more to our economic, national and political identities than
almost any other titans of industry.aa 'GQ' aLivelya]impeccably rendereda] Burrough has done
estimable new reporting, showing links between Texas money and national politics that stretch
back far earlier than the days of Lyndon B. Johnson.aaMimi Schwartz, 'The New York Times Book
Review' aA Lone Star epica] Burrough introduces his protagonists with a novelistas eye for detail.
a] Though this book forms an epitaph for a bygone era, itas not without relevance
today.aa'Bloomberg' aIt would be hard to ask for a literally or figuratively rich cast of characters
than those in 'The Big Rich'a] Nicely detailed and suspenseful.aaHarry Hurt III, 'The New York
Times Business Section' aEminently readable.aa'Texas Monthly' aWinninga]well researched and
briskly told. Burrough has produced an indispensable guide to the knotty fascination that Texas
spurs in the imagination.aa 'BookForum' aHere at Capitol Annex, we get a fair number of books to

review. Rarely do we come across one t