Further, they used their money to revive the hapless Texas GOP. Cullen and Hunt used their powers against the communists, Jews, and blacks. Richardson and Murchison befriended several presidents and even attempted to unseat the vice president and bring one of their friends’ in power. The author also narrates how the four spent their wealth to spread their political views. All four of them made their mansions alongside plus Richardson and Murchison bought their own islands and private planes. All four of them considered themselves brilliant in all ways and together they were successful in making a big fortune in a period of five years only. These four people were popularly known as “the big four”.īurrough presented the character of the four people as being genius and independent. They owned numerous islands and perhaps had their own football teams. They became the legends of America who intermingled with the presidents of America and Hollywood stars. These four people belonged to modest families and together they were successful in making themselves the wealthiest oil families of Texas. The story of the book revolves around four people namely Roy Cullen, H.L.Hunt, Clint Murchison and Sid Richardson. It is definitely a must-read book for everyone. ‘The big rich’ is the fifth book of Burrough, which is reviewed as a highly entertaining book and covers the topic with deep insight and zest.
The book was published in 2009 and has proved itself to be a massive hit of the American century.
The author has presented the topic beautifully and was successful in presenting an alluring tale of family, money and power. The book “the big rich” is written by the bestselling author Bryan Burrough in which the author has discussed how Texas Oil grew and then went bankrupt in the twentieth century.
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