Oil!
by Upton Sinclair
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Author: Upton SinclairEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-12-18
ISBN: 0143112260
Number of pages: 560
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: The book that inspired "There Will Be Blood"
Summary: 4 Stars
Upton Sinclair was perhaps the first muckraker, and certainly one of the most reknowned authors of the early 20th century.
I bought this book after seeing There Will Be Blood. As the movie was exceptional, I thought there could be a good story behind it.
There is.
Summary of Oil!
In Oil! Upton Sinclair fashioned a novel out of the oil scandals of the Harding administration, providing in the process a detailed picture of the development of the oil industry in Southern California. Bribery of public officials, class warfare, and international rivalry over oil production are the context for Sinclair's story of a genial independent oil developer and his son, whose sympathy with the oilfield workers and socialist organizers fuels a running debate with his father. Senators, small investors, oil magnates, a Hollywood film star, and a crusading evangelist people the pages of this lively novel.Sinclair, Upton Books
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