The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country

In this amazing and at times ribald story, Laton McCartney tells how Big Oil handpicked Warren G. Harding, an obscure Ohio senator, to serve as our twenty-third president. Harding and his "oil cabinet" made it possible for cronies to secure vast fuel 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. Drawing on contemporary records newly made available to McCartney, The Teapot Dome Scandal reveals a shocking, revelatory picture of just how far-reaching the affair was, how high the stakes, and how powerful the conspirators-all told in a dazzling narrative style.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 01/13/2009
ISBN: 9780812973372
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.48w x 0.82d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 03/08/2009 pg. 20