The Murchisons: The Rise and Fall of a Texas Dynasty

by Jane Wolfe and Jane Wolfe

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312034040
• ISBN13: 9780312034047
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 505 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Who knew?!?

Fascinating. Who knew that this family had so much to do with what we now know and love as Texas?!

Oil boom to Cowboys bust

Great reading on another of the Texas legends-father and sons. Owning islands and football teams and how it can all end; Clint Jr owning the World Champion Dallas Cowboys and having $4000.00 in the bank when he filed for bankruptcy.

Great Read!

Plenty of Texas History you would never learn about in a history class (in Texas).

A Good Texas History Book!

This book proved to be a very good read.You are shown how theMurchison family went from fantastic wealth to bankruptcy.Thisfamily was able to obtain a massive fortune through their hugesucess in the oil fields of Texas. They were even able to purchase an island off of the Gulf of Mexico. You are alsotreated to a history of them owning the Dallas Cowboys.Duringtheir time of ownership they went from being the worst team inprofessional football to winning the Superbowl.Their decline in wealth is also shown. This is a good history of the oilfields ofTexas. Read this.You will enjoy it.