The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country

McCartney, Laton

ISBN 10: 1400063167 / ISBN 13: 9781400063161

Published by Random House, 2008

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Signed by author on half title page. No DJ. White hardcover has minor shelf wear. Pages are clean, no marks, solid binding. Seller Inventory # M804

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Title: The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought ...

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

An in-depth study of the 1922 Teapot Dome oil scandal discusses the role of Warren G. Harding and members of his administration in manipulating political power to promote the interests of powerful oil interests and examines the consequences for Harding and his cronies, as well as the lasting legacy of the scandal for American politics. 25,000 first printing.

About the Author:

Laton McCartney is the author of the national bestseller Friends in High Places: The Bechtel Story–The Most Secret Corporation and How It Engineered the World and Across the Great Divide: Robert Stuart and the Discovery of the Oregon Trail. McCartney has written extensively on business, finance, and politics for many national magazines. He and his wife, Nancy, divide their time between Wyoming and New York.