The incredible tale of how ambitious oil rivals Marcus Samuel, Jr. and Henri Deterding joined forces to topple the Stand
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English Pages 334 Year 2017
Table of contents :
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Introduction
Chapter 1
The King of Broadway
Chapter 2
The Merchant of Houndsditch
Chapter 3
The Insider
Chapter 4
Rascality of All Descriptions
Chapter 5
It Can’t Be Done
Chapter 6
The Carnivorous Snail
Chapter 7
The Royal Crown
Chapter 8
The Hidden Map
Chapter 9
The Knight in the Mote
Chapter 10
The Deal of the Century
Chapter 11
The Rivals
Chapter 12
The Echo of Applause
Chapter 13
Reversals of Fortune
Chapter 14
The Black City in Red
Chapter 15
The Warhorse and the Stallion
Chapter 16
The “Fateful Plunge”
Chapter 17
The Colossus Falls
Chapter 18
“We Must Take America”
Chapter 19
Wealth Beyond Measure
Chapter 20
Legacies
Chapter 21
The Enduring Puzzle
Photographs
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index