Set against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, The Great Los Angeles Swindle tells the colorful story of C.C. Julian and his ill-fated Julian Petroleum company. Like the infamous Teapot Dome scandal, "Julian Pete" concerned the exploitation of oil wells at a time when the expansion of use of the automobile made oil increasingly important to the nation. In the early 1920s, oil wells were being excavated all over the Los Angeles area and brought untold millions to people involved in the prospecting and sales of oil land. ...
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Set against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, The Great Los Angeles Swindle tells the colorful story of C.C. Julian and his ill-fated Julian Petroleum company. Like the infamous Teapot Dome scandal, "Julian Pete" concerned the exploitation of oil wells at a time when the expansion of use of the automobile made oil increasingly important to the nation. In the early 1920s, oil wells were being excavated all over the Los Angeles area and brought untold millions to people involved in the prospecting and sales of oil land. Author Jules Tygiel introduces C.C. Julian, a flamboyant character who herded unsuspecting people into "sucker tents" and sold them millions of dollars of shares in oil wells that had not yet been drilled. In 1927, his company collapsed, leaving tens of thousands of people with worthless stock and opening up a labyrinth of bribery, corruption, sucide and murder. Tracing the scandal's trail of corruption from Los Angeles city government to the state's Attorney General's office, The Great Los Angeles Swindle captures the panorama of oil speculation, stock manipulation, crime and corruption that characterized the United States in the 1920s.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 019505489X. As New. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. The dust jacket is price-clipped. Fine condition in near fine dust jacket.; B&W Photographs; 8vo.; 398 pages.
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New in New dust jacket. 019505489X. This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The Great Los Angeles Swindle is a saga of the roaring twenties, with its glorification of business, its get-rich-quick mentality, and its paucity of government regulation, which bred speculation, corruption, and corporate chaos throughout the nation in a manner not dissimilar to the financial chicanery of our own era. Above all, it is a compelling story and swiftly moving narrative that readers will not soon forget."; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 398 pages.
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Very good, good. 25 cm, 398, illus., maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index, some wear to DJ The Julian Petroleum Corporation, its infamous million dollar pool that bilked thousands of small investors, and its collapse.
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Very good. 25 cm, 398, illus., maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index, sticker residue on front board and inside front board. The Julian Petroleum Corporation, its infamous million dollar pool that bilked thousands of small investors, and its collapse.