![]() ![]() Rockefeller of Standard Oil among others. Then there were the ruthless industrialists: the Rothschilds and Nobels developing Russia’s oil resource until the Bolshevik Revolution, Henri Deterding of Royal Dutch Shell and the relentless development of Pacific resources, and our own J.D. Some of it reads more like fiction (You can’t make this stuff up!), especially the stories of the people exploring for oil in the late 1800’s: George Bissell and the use of oil as medicine “Colonel” Edwin Drake in Titusville and the Shoe and Leather Petroleum Company John Galey who claimed he could smell oil in the ground Dad Joiner and Doc Lloyd and their unlikely discovery of the East Texas oil field. The Prize is as much a history of the twentieth. ![]() ![]() This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil - and the struggle for wealth power that has always surrounded oil. Deemed "the best history of oil ever written" by Business Week and with more than 300,000 copies in print, Daniel Yergin’s Pulitzer Prize–winning account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power has been extensively updated to address the current energy crisis.ĭaniel Yergin’s book is a treasure trove of interesting information that can capture the interest of people. The Prize: An Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power is a compelling documentary series that explores the tumultuous history surrounding the global hunt for crude oil. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power. ![]()
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