| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 351 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [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 principles in the plot to bilk the taxpayers.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924.
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| ISBN |
1400063167 (alk. paper) |
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9781400063161 (alk. paper) |
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