Oil! a Novel - Hardcover

Sinclair, Upton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0837604443 ISBN 13: 9780837604442

Publisher: Bentley Pub, 1979

Synopsis

The American writer's novel of Southern California life teems with oil magnates and speculators, Hollywood stars and tycoons, and state and national politicians, all affected by the flow of oil

About this title

Review:

"As sheer story "Oil! is a tremendous piece of work, even greater in significance as a study of diverse personalities than as a social document; it is a modern "Dombey and Son, but more vigorous, more poignant, and more honest."--"The Nation

About the Author:

Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), novelist and journalist, is best known for his novel about the Chicago meatpacking industry, "The Jungle." A paperback edition of his "I, Candidate for Governor" is available from California. Jules Tygiel is the author of "The Great Los Angeles Swindle: Oil, Stocks, and Scandal during the Roaring Twenties" (paperback California, 1996) and "The Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy." He is Professor of History at San Francisco State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bentley Pub
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0837604443
• ISBN 13: 9780837604442
• Binding: Hardcover