6/6/2023 0 Comments The Big Rich by Bryan Burrough![]() ![]() The book concludes with how these Big Rich oil families collapsed (save one). Burrough does a superb job of showing the influence that Texas Oil had on politics from post-World War II to George W. 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. However, Burrough goes a step farther and retells a large part of 20th American history through the prism of what these men started: Texas Oil. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson, all swaggering Texas oil tycoons who owned sprawling ranches and mingled with presidents and Hollywood stars. 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. 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. “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 “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 ![]() “Full of schadenfreude and speculation-and solid, timely history too.” -Kirkus Reviews ![]()
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