Description
A larger-than-life account of circle of relatives, greed, and a courtroom showdown between Big Oil rivals from the New York Times–bestselling creator of Private Empire.
Pulitzer Prize–winning creator Steve Coll is renowned for “his ability to take complicated, significant business stories and turn them into quick-reading engaging narratives” (Chicago Tribune). Coll is on the height of his talents in this “riveting” tale of one of the crucial spectacular—and catastrophic—corporate takeovers of all time (Newsday).
As the head of a sprawling oil empire, J. Paul Getty was once once the world’s richest man. But by 1984, eight years after his death, Getty’s legacy was once in tatters: His children were locked in a bitter feud over the circle of relatives consider and the company he founded was once riven by boardroom turmoil. Then Pennzoil made an agreement with Getty’s son, Gordon, to purchase Getty Oil. It was once a done deal—until Texaco swooped in to claim the $10 billion prize.
What followed was once an epic legal battle that pit “good ole boy” J. Hugh Liedtke of Pennzoil against the Wall Street brokers in the back of Texaco’s offer. The scandalous details of the case would shock the business world and change the landscape of the oil industry ceaselessly.
With a big cast of colorful characters and the dramatic pacing of a novel, The Taking of Getty Oil is a “suspenseful” and “at all times intriguing” chronicle of one of the crucial fascinating chapters in American corporate history (Publishers Weekly).
Pulitzer Prize–winning creator Steve Coll is renowned for “his ability to take complicated, significant business stories and turn them into quick-reading engaging narratives” (Chicago Tribune). Coll is on the height of his talents in this “riveting” tale of one of the crucial spectacular—and catastrophic—corporate takeovers of all time (Newsday).
As the head of a sprawling oil empire, J. Paul Getty was once once the world’s richest man. But by 1984, eight years after his death, Getty’s legacy was once in tatters: His children were locked in a bitter feud over the circle of relatives consider and the company he founded was once riven by boardroom turmoil. Then Pennzoil made an agreement with Getty’s son, Gordon, to purchase Getty Oil. It was once a done deal—until Texaco swooped in to claim the $10 billion prize.
What followed was once an epic legal battle that pit “good ole boy” J. Hugh Liedtke of Pennzoil against the Wall Street brokers in the back of Texaco’s offer. The scandalous details of the case would shock the business world and change the landscape of the oil industry ceaselessly.
With a big cast of colorful characters and the dramatic pacing of a novel, The Taking of Getty Oil is a “suspenseful” and “at all times intriguing” chronicle of one of the crucial fascinating chapters in American corporate history (Publishers Weekly).
, Burgundy&url=https://www.communityconnection.us/product/lorren-home-trends-57-piece-mabel-bone-china-dinnerware-set-service-for-8-people-burgundy/&media=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41AimBATwpL._SS1024_.jpg){kind=link}
, Gold&url=https://www.communityconnection.us/product/lorren-home-trends-57-piece-chloe-bone-china-dinnerware-set-service-for-8-people-gold/&media=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41vAh7TCsTL._SS1024_.jpg){kind=link}
, Amber&url=https://www.communityconnection.us/product/gibson-elite-ocean-paradise-square-dinnerware-set-service-for-4-16pcs-amber/&media=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/416%2B-aF7XVL._SS1024_.jpg){kind=link}
&url=https://www.communityconnection.us/product/pfaltzgraff-french-lace-white-dinnerware-set-32-piece/&media=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41Exlads5TL._SS1024_.jpg){kind=link}
