Edward L. Doheny: Petroleum, Power, and Politics in the United States and Mexico

by Dan La Botz and Dan LaBotz

Book Overview

If there had been a Life Styles of the Rich and Famous in the 1920s, the notorious oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny would surely have been featured. For at the peak of his powers, between 1904 and 1927, this L.A. hometown boy was one of the most important men of his times and, in fact, one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. As the first to discover oil in Los Angeles--which sparked an oil boom there--this multi-faceted entrepreneur...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027593599X
• ISBN13: 9780275935993
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"