The Big Rich Hardback - 2009
by Burrough, Bryan
In The Big Rich, bestselling author and Vanity Fairspecial correspondent Bryan Burrough chronicles the rise andfall of one of the great economic and political powerhousesof the twentieth century Texas oil. By weaving together theepic sagas of the industry's four greatest fortunes, Burrough hasproduced an enthralling tale of money, family, and power in theAmerican century.
Known in their day as the Big Four, Roy Cullen, H.L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson were all frommodest backgrounds, and all became patriarchs of the wealthiestoil families in Texas. As a class they came to be known as the BigRich, and together they created a new legend in America theswaggering Texas oilman who owns private islands, sprawlingranches and perhaps a football team or two, and mingles withpresidents and Hollywood stars.
The truth more than lives up to the myth. Alongwith their peers, the Big Four shifted wealth and power inAmerica away from the East Coast, sending three of their state'snative sons to the White House and largely bankrolling therise of modern conservatism in America. H. L. Hunt becameAmerica's richest man by grabbing Texas's largest oilfield outfrom under the nose of the man who found it; he was also a lifelongbigamist. Clint Murchison entertained British royalty onhis Mexican hacienda and bet on racehorses and conducteddirty deals with J. Edgar Hoover. Roy Cullen, an elementary schooldropout, used his millions to revive the hapless TexasGOP. And Sid Richardson, the Big Four's fun-loving bachelor,was a friend of several presidents, including, most fatefully,Lyndon Johnson.
The Big Four produced offspring who frequentlymade more headlines, and in some cases more millions,than they did. With few exceptions, however, their fortunescame to an end in a swirl of bitter family feuds, scandals, andbankruptcies, and by the late 1980s, the era of the Big Rich wasover. But as Texas native Bryan Burrough reveals in this hugelyentertaining account, the profound economic, political, andcultural influence of Texas oil is still keenly felt today.
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- Title The Big Rich
- Author Burrough, Bryan
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 480
- Language EN
- Publisher Penguin Press HC, The, New York
- Date 2009-01-27
- ISBN 9781594201998
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