The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes
Categories: Business & Money, History
The Big Rich (Penguin Press) is Bryan Burrough's history of the four Texas oil families known as the Big Four: Roy Cullen, H. L. Hunt, Clint Murchison and Sid Richardson. It follows how they struck it rich in the early twentieth century, became some of the wealthiest people in America, poured money into right-wing politics and lived extravagantly, and how their fortunes and influence faded. Burrough draws on interviews and archives to tell the story of Texas oil and its impact on American politics.
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- Ryan Holiday: “Bryan also signed my two favorite books of his: Public Enemies and The Big Rich.”