The Big Rich
The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 30, 2010
“Burrough, with his gifts for both synthesis and lyricism, brings more to the table . . . [he] has also done estimable new reporting, showing links between Texas money and national politics that stretch back far earlier than the days of Lyndon B. Johnson.” —Mimi Swartz, The New York Times “Full of schadenfreude and speculation—and solid, timely history too.” —Kirkus “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.
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- Who it’s for
- A sweep through Texas oil wealth that reads like a business saga with regional heft.
- Genres
- Southwest U.S. History, Energy Industry, Business Lives
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, March 30, 2010
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“Burrough, with his gifts for both synthesis and lyricism, brings more to the table . . . [he] has also done estimable new reporting, showing links between Texas money and national politics that stretch back far earlier than the days of Lyndon B. Johnson.” —Mimi Swartz, The New York Times “Full of schadenfreude and speculation—and solid, timely history too.” —Kirkus “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.
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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.
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A sweep through Texas oil wealth that reads like a business saga with regional heft.
Come here for
- Texas oil fortunes, up close
- history with business gravity
Expect
- rise-and-fall arc
- cultural literacy payoff
Where it sits
| Business Lives | 46% |
|---|---|
| Energy Industry | 32% |
| Southwest U.S. History | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Business Lives
- 20th-Century America
- Fossil Fuel Energy
- Authors
- Bryan Burrough
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- March 30, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Business Lives