false 3242260 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 54847 16 3001768 1927 Oil! total:940|5:158|4:355|3:308|2:91|1:28| 940 3344 2172 225 23510 3.69 14052 1576 18602771 456395 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.57 754 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.]]> 1927 4 3 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 25 11:45:08 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 11:46:15 -0700 2008
Oil!
Upton Sinclair
$15.00
560pp
Viking Penguin
ISBN-13: 9780143112266


Oil!


It seems like today, that every book published becomes a part of the New York Times Bestseller list. Sit down, write a short novel...more...]]> 11107204 719456 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 5 3 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Dec 27 15:11:55 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 15:37:28 -0800 2007 more...]]> 49509109 1127115 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 2 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:48:30 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:57:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 41847123 98234 2234678 0143112260 9780143112266 43 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2234678.Oil_ 3.51 152 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.]]> 1927 2 2 false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 11:18:46 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 17:19:37 -0700 2009
Hay que reconocer que el trabajo documental que despliega Sinclair es de altura. La perforación de los poz...more...]]> 23789970 692779 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 3 1 false Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 12:33:42 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 14:28:31 -0700 2008
While I'm only a third of the way into the book, i...more...]]> 81885091 3037744 2234678 0143112260 9780143112266 43 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2234678.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 2 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 14:20:34 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 14:42:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 59879609 2424971 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 5 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 16 08:34:22 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 08:53:04 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 54015024 1814279 2234678 0143112260 9780143112266 43 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2234678.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 3 0 true Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 09:56:19 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 10:09:33 -0700 2009 While The Jungle is a very black-and-white view of the plight of the working man, Oil! makes an attempt to blur the l...more...]]> 11195209 171228 2234678 0143112260 9780143112266 43 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2234678.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 5 1 false Sat Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 19:54:31 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 22 15:29:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 48311500 1846986 2234678 0143112260 9780143112266 43 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2234678.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 3 0 false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 07:50:15 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 07:43:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 41481781 712006 2234678 0143112260 9780143112266 43 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2234678.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 07:28:40 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 03:50:45 -0800 2009
The scope of the novel is much bigger, but that's not the reason for its superiority. While his pol...more...]]> 36758569 1678196 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 3 1 false Sun Nov 02 11:23:17 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 11:24:22 -0800 2008 43704682 896755 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 3 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 20 10:42:48 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 10:50:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 58444114 1162634 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 3 0 false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 13:16:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:16:57 -0700 2009

2009-07-06 -- Finished this over the weekend. First of...more...]]> 40516523 446110 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 3 0 false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 06:27:05 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 09:13:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 46514342 1663981 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 2 0 false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 08:24:46 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 13:52:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42973265 199389 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 4 0 false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 19:17:41 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 21:20:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42398974 1849937 54847 0520207270 9780520207271 174 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54847.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 4 0 false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 08 17:06:42 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 28 17:15:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 35201746 12167 2234678 0143112260 9780143112266 43 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2234678.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 3 0 false Thu Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 12:08:51 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 08:02:32 -0700 2008 Oil! is the story of an oil millionaire's son who discovers socialism; however, things happen to J. Arnold Ross, Jr., not because he does anything. There are, as far as I can tell, no consequences to young Mr. ...more...]]> 31493059 375171 2234678 0143112260 9780143112266 43 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2234678.Oil_ 3.56 940 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.]]> 1927 3 0 false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 20:36:56 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 20:58:58 -0700 2008 There Will Be Blood. And so my temptation is to write about the book in relation to the movie. I am thwarted in this, however, by the simple fact that there is no relation between book and movie.

Yes, there'...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3242260