The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes Review
I've read Burrough's other works and was eager to read this one, with all its colorful characters and exploits. There are 5 families profiled and it's wild how much they overlap. Is it possible there was too much good stuff? I really enjoyed this but can't go all the way to five stars. Maybe if he'd stretched out three best families it would've made for a better book. If you like Burroughs or are interested in these people or this era, then definitely dig in.
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- ISBN13: 9780143116820
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The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes Overview
"What's not to enjoy about a book full of monstrous egos, unimaginable sums of money, and the punishment of greed and shortsightedness?"
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.
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