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...tome on the Big Four - Roy Cullen, Clint Murchison, Sid Richardson and H.L. Hunt - Burroughs, author of Barbarians at the Gate, offers a Hollywood-worthy story that's equal parts political investigative journalism and dramatic family history. Think oil wells gushing black crude hundreds of feet in the air, the pitfalls of billions in new money, and family scandals that include bigamy, ungrateful children, trust funds and professional sports teams...
...Cullen. I think she's coming in!" In the dim predawn light Cullen rose to see oil and gas spewing so violently from their hole that the four-inch flow line, which connected the well to a storage tank, had come loose and was wildly slashing the air. Cullen dashed to the storage tank, leaped atop it, and held the thrashing line until his crew could tie it down...
...Texas oilmen flaunted their new wealth: "[O]ne oilman wore a hundred-dollar bill as a bow tie; when asked, he would take it off and throw it in the air, then tie another. Another took to riding a pet lion to meet the mailman; yet another tried in vain to keep penguins in a walk-in freezer. One wrote Pablo Picasso asking to buy ten paintings; he didn't specify color or type, just the size of his wall. A Houston oilman's wife wrote to the Smithsonian to ask whether the Hope Diamond was for sale. Then there...
Last night we were on a boat around the island, and I was amazed to see these beautiful buildings and people who are very efficient, very modern. You can breathe the air and see that the future is in Asia. We opened the first shop in China 12 years ago. It's incredible what's happened in 12 years...
...AirTran Airways has got travel to all the airline's destinations (like Chicago to Tampa for $79, or Atlanta to San Juan for $99) on sale. Purchase by Feb. 10. Good for travel to Florida and San Juan through March 11, and all other destinations through May 20. 800-AIR-TRAN...