The Teapot Dome Scandal : how big oil bought the Harding White House and tried to steal the country / Laton McCartney.
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: Harding's administration was hamstrung; Americans' confidence in their government plummeted; Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall was indicted, convicted, and incarcerated; and others implicated in the affair suffered similarly dire fates. Stonewalling by members of Harding's circle kept a lid on the story--witnesses developed "faulty" memories or fled the country, and important documents went missing--but contemporary records newly made available to McCartney reveal a shocking, revelatory picture of just how far-reaching the affair was, how high the stakes, and how powerful the conspirators.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 1400063167
- ISBN: 9781400063161
- Physical Description: xiv, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-338) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Harding -- 1 A Reversal of Fortune 3 -- 2 Breakfast of Champions 8 -- 3 Convention 14 -- 4 Prize 27 -- 5 A Star of a Fellow 31 -- 6 Front Porch Campaign 36 -- 7 Campaign Trail 45 -- 8 Friends of Jake Hamon 52 -- 9 Acquittal 57 -- 10 Fatal Distractions 60 -- 11 Trouble Ahead 65 -- 12 Ohio Gang 69 -- 13 Rockefeller of the West 74 -- 14 Back in the Day 78 -- 15 Power Grab 84 -- 16 Sure Thing 89 -- 17 Black Bag 93 -- 18 All Roads Lead to Three Rivers 100 -- 19 Unfinished Business 105 -- 20 A Dog's Breakfast 113 -- 21 Best-Laid Plans 119 -- 22 Napoleon and the Dutchman 123 -- 23 Summer of Their Discontent 130 -- 24 Shakedown 135 -- 25 Unraveling 142 -- 26 Departure 145 -- Investigation -- 27 Coolidge 155 -- 28 Getting Ready 160 -- 29 Two Masters 164 -- 30 Opening Rounds 169 -- 31 Crusader 177 -- 32 Crack-Up 180 -- 33 Palm Beach Story 187 -- 34 True Confessions 196 -- 35 Damage Control 206 -- 36 Conspiracy 216 -- 37 Redhead, the Radical, and the Attorney General 229 -- 38 State of Denial 237 -- Continental Trading -- 39 Unseen Hand 259 -- 40 A Bribe as Big as the Ritz 262 -- 41 Link 266 -- 42 Above the Law 269 -- 43 Dirty Bonds, Clean Cash 274 -- 44 Andy 277 -- 45 Forty-Eight Hours 281 -- 46 Acquittal, Revelation 286 -- 47 Rich Man's Justice 289 -- Reckonings -- 48 Robert Stewart 295 -- 49 Harry Sinclair 300 -- 50 Ned Doheny 304 -- 51 Albert Fall 311 -- 52 Edward L. Doheny 314 -- 53 Thomas J. Walsh 316.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rutherford County Library | 973.9 McC (Text) | 38801101204292 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 973.914 McC (Text) | 31010000160178 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 973.914 M (Text) | 0112516508937 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | 973.914 MCC (Text) | 640191003057708 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 973.91 McCartney (Text) | 33115006862087 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Louisburg - Main Branch | 973.91/McC (Text) | 72350000029811 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Marianna Black Library | 973.91 M (Text) | 39493106356456 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Library | 973.91 MCC (Text) | 48198000476974 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mt. Airy Public Library | 973.91 MCC (Text) | 30499200433629 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | 973.91 McC (Text) | 38950609650975 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
