The Teapot Dome Scandal : how big oil bought the Harding White House and tried to steal the country
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Published
New York : Random House, ?2008.
Physical Description
xiv, 351 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
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Laramie County Community College - Main Collection
E785 .M38 2008
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E785 .M38 2008
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Laramie County Community College - Main Collection | E785 .M38 2008 | On Shelf |
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Albany Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 973.914 MCCARTNEY | On Shelf | |
Big Horn Co. - Greybull Branch - Nonfiction | 973.9 MCC | On Shelf | |
CCL - Douglas - Western Americana Collection | WA 973.914 MCC | On Shelf | |
Campbell Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 973.914 MCCARTNEY 2008 | On Shelf | |
Casper College Library - Main Collection | E785 .M38 2008 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Random House, ?2008.
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Book
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-338) and index.
Summary
In The Teapot Dome Scandal, acclaimed author Laton McCartney tells the amazing, complex, and at times ribald story of how Big Oil handpicked Warren G. Harding, an obscure Ohio senator, to serve as our twenty-third president. Harding and his so-called "oil cabinet" made it possible for the oilmen to secure vast oil reserves that had been set aside for use by the U.S. Navy. In exchange, the oilmen paid off senior government officials, bribed newspaper publishers, and covered the GOP campaign debt. When news of the scandal finally emerged, the consequences were disastrous for the nation and for the principals in the plot to bilk the taxpayers: Harding's administration was hamstrung; Americans' confidence in their government plummeted; Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall was indicted, convicted, and incarcerated; and others implicated in the affair suffered similarly dire fates. Stonewalling by members of Harding's circle kept a lid on the story--witnesses developed "faulty" memories or fled the country, and important documents went missing--but contemporary records newly made available to McCartney reveal a shocking, revelatory picture of just how far-reaching the affair was, how high the stakes, and how powerful the conspirators.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCartney, L. (2008). The Teapot Dome Scandal: how big oil bought the Harding White House and tried to steal the country . Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCartney, Laton. 2008. The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCartney, Laton. The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country Random House, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCartney, Laton. The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country Random House, 2008.
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