The Big Rich by Bryan Burrough6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. The big rich the rise and fall of the greatest Texas oil fortunes by Bryan Burrough. 149 The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes Oct. The big rich by Bryan Burrough, 2008, Penguin Press edition, in English. by Bryan Burrough (Author) 4.5 875 ratings. ![]() Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson, all swaggering Texas oil tycoons who owned sprawling ranches and mingled with presidents and Hollywood stars. Bryan Burrough (born Augin Tennessee) is an American author and correspondent for Vanity Fair. The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes. 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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