Easy Money: Oil Promoters and Investors in the Jazz Age

by Diana Davids Olien, Roger M. Olien, Diana Davids Hinton

Book Overview

During the great oil speculations in the 1920s, both promoters and investors became victims of their common greed. Outlining the activities of several different promoters and drawing on business papers, federal court records, and local land records, the Oliens describe the legal and regulatory responses to fraud. Their fascinating story breaks new ground in American social and business history and offers new insight into the culture of American capitalism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807842915
• ISBN13: 9780807842911
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"