Dark Side of Fortune - Triumph and Scandal in the Life of Oil Tycoon Edward L. Doheny

Informationen zum Autor Margaret Leslie Davis is the author of Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles (1993)! winner of the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Book. Davis is a California lawyer and graduate of Georgetown University. She is the former editor of Arts and Humanities at the Excite Network. Klappentext This well-written biography of the man behind the oil industry in both southern California and Mexico covers not only the rags-to-riches story of Edward Doheny, but also his involvement in the Teapot Dome corruption scandals of the 1920s as well as his controversial personal life. Zusammenfassung A biography that follows Edward L Doheny's story from his days as an itinerant prospector in the dangerous jungles of Mexico, where he built the $100-million oil empire that ushered in the new era of petroleum. But it was a tale that ended in tragedy, when Doheny was embroiled in the notorious Teapot Dome scandal.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Margaret L. Davis, Margaret Leslie Davis, Davis Margaret Leslie
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.05.2001
• EAN: 9780520229099
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22909-9
• Pagine: 357
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie; History, Local History, History of the Americas, US West