The Big Rich by Bryan Burrough audiobook

The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes

By Bryan Burrough
Read by James Jenner

Recorded Books, Inc. 9780143116820

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • 2 Formats: CD
  • 2 Formats: Library CD

  • ISBN: 9781664497078

  • ISBN: 9781664604902

Runtime: 22.19 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/History
Audience: Adult
Language: English
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Summary

Summary

A New York Times bestseller

Bestselling author of Barbarians at the Gates and Public Enemies, Bryan Burrough is also a three-time winner of the John Hancock Award for excellence in journalism. In The Big Rich, Burrough reveals how four larger-than-life Texas oil tycoons transformed 20th-century America.

Rising from humble beginnings through hard work and shrewd dealings, Roy Cullen, H. L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson forged the Lone Star State’s wealthiest oil dynasties. Their influence shifted the balance of power in American politics, sending three Texans to the White House and bankrolling the modern conservative movement. While hobnobbing with presidents and movie stars, the Big Rich created the legend of the swaggering Texas oilman with island hideaways, sprawling ranches, and long-horned Cadillacs.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Capitalism at its most colorful oozes across the pages of this engrossing study…This is a portrait of capitalism as white-knuckle risk taking, yielding fruitful discoveries for the fathers, but only sterile speculation for the sons—a story that resonates with today’s economic upheaval.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Burrough…invokes a tale of bitter competition, family feuds, booms, and bankruptcies that more than lives up to the legends.” —Booklist (starred review)
“An entertaining look at the larger-than-life histories of the incomprehensibly rich and powerful. While it’s an extensively researched synthesis of a time and a place, it avoids a dry, academic tone through the natural drama of these miniature empires and the truly bizarre characters that inhabit them.” —Library Journal

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Author Bio: Bryan Burrough

Author Bio: Bryan Burrough

Bryan Burrough is a special correspondent at Vanity Fair and the author of five previous books, including The Big Rich and Public Enemies. A former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, he is a three-time winner of the John Hancock Award for excellence in financial journalism. 

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Available Formats : CD, Library CD
Category: Nonfiction/History
Runtime: 22.19
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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