The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power

The struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades continues to destabilize the global economy, determine the outcomes of wars, and alter the destinies of individuals and nations. "The Prize" is as much a history of the twentieth century as it is a history of the oil industry itself. The canvas of this history is immense—from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania, through the two great world wars, to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm. The characters range from illegal prospectors and crooks to oil tycoons, from Winston Churchill and Ibn Saud to George Bush and Saddam Hussein. "The Prize" is the definitive work on the subject of oil and makes a major contribution to understanding our century. It is a erudite, engaging, and profoundly important book.