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

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

Phenomenal reviews and sales greeted the hardcover publication ofThe Big Rich, New York Timesbestselling author Bryan Burrough's spellbinding chronicle of Texas oil. 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. L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson, all swaggering Texas oil tycoons who owned sprawling ranches and mingled with presidents and Hollywood stars. Seamlessly charting their collective rise and fall,The Big Richis a hugely entertaining account that only a writer with Burrough's abilities-and Texas upbringing-could have written.Bryan Burroughis a special correspondent atVanity Fairand the author of three previous books. A former reporter for theWall Street Journal, he is a three-time winner of the John Hancock Award for excellence in financial journalism. Burrough lives in Summit, New Jersey, with his wife and their two sons.US