false 24126369 1129729 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_ 3.57 756 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.]]> 23510 3.69 14052 1576 1927 4 0 false Wed Jun 11 10:06:46 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 00:23:53 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 10:06:46 -0700 2008