Blood Rich: When Oil Billions, High Fashion, and Royal Intimacies Are Not Enough

by Jane Wolfe

"Wolfe makes like Robin Leach in a skirt here, with breathless prose and far more fluff than substance."— Kirkus Reviews

A look at the fortunes and misfortunes of the Wyatt/Sakowitz family describes how the heir to a department store fortune sued his rich uncle and began a family feud that involved murder, drugs, adultery, and divorce. 65,000 first printing.

346 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Jane Wolfe is the author of two previous biographies and one that will be published in September, 2022. Her first book, "THE MURCHISONS: The Rise and Fall of a Texas Dynasty," was published in 1989. Her second book, published in 1994, is "BLOOD RICH: When Oil Billions, High Fashion, and Royal Intimacies Are Not Enough." Both received highly favorable reviews, including this one about "THE MURCHISONS" - "If episodes of the TV show 'Dallas' were half as interesting as this real life Texas family, ratings would never be a problem."

Her current book is "BURL: Journalism Giant and Media Trailblazer," to be published by Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP) on September 6, 2022. It is the story of the late Burl Osborne, former chairman of "The Associated Press" and publisher of "The Dallas Morning News," who waged and won one of the last great newspaper wars in the United States. The biography tells the riveting story of Burl's unlikely rise from the coal mines of Appalachia to the pinnacle of journalism - a remarkable feat made more so by his ongoing battle with kidney disease. In the early 1960s Burl pioneered home kidney dialysis treatment and in 1966 became only the 130th person in the world to undergo a live kidney transplant, a risky and unproven operation at the time. His is an exciting journey during the golden age of journalism, and his biography will be required reading for journalism and medical students alike.

Author Jane Wolfe lived in Dallas for forty years before recently relocating to her hometown of Columbus, Ohio. She has written for dozens of newspapers and magazines, including "The New York Times" and "Town & Country."

Reviews

[Bookgal]

I enjoyed reading this book - I grew up in Houston in the 60's and 70's and remember the Sakowitz store. It represented a world to which I did not belong, but I never knew the family history.
I don't have too much sympathy for them, but did enjoy the history.

[Roseanne]

Who isn't fascinated with the rich people when you live in Houston? Shopping at Sakowitz, the gorgeous competitor and across the street from Neiman Marcus. Ioved following Lynn Wyatt's travel and adventures in the Chronicle. Oh the parties she held in her Swankienda!

[Trent Himel]

A thrilling expose on the Sakowitz and Wyatt family from Houston. Very very juicy stuff and fun to learn about the history of this insane dynasty. Would recommend for people who call(ed) Houston home.

[Jare]

kind of tough read. but even millionaires have problems just that when they do it is magnified 10 fold.

[Sue]

Greedy, selfish, arrogant rich family fighting over money. Somewhat boring.

[Irene]

A lot of dirt on the rich & famous. My kind of book.