The Murchisons: The Rise and Fall of a Texas Dynasty

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"Wolfe tells a riveting tale of the rising fortunes and ultimate downfall of the Murchison family quintessential high rollers. ... In her first book Wolfe former society editor of the Dallas Morning News gives a superb glimpse of the personal lives and family dynamics of these millionaires whose bankruptcy in 1985 stunned both the state of Texas and the nations financial community." Publishers Weekly They were the ultimate Texas oil clan: so rich that their multi-million dollar deals were sealed with a handshake so self-indulgent that their football fancy resulted in the formation of the Dallas Cowboys so powerful that royalty and presidents from Franklin Roosevelt to Nixon were never more than a phone call away. Yet beneath this dazzling facade lay sexual obsession drugs and ultimately financial troubles which would reverse the familys fortunes. The Murchisons an intimate portrait of the real-life Ewings of "Dallas " is the tragic and true story of their ambition and genius the greed power and pride.