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Index
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Prologue: The Midas contagion
Part One: The Making Of An Oilman, 1903–23
1 ‘Set another place for breakfast’
2 ‘You’ll have to start at the bottom
3 ‘Congratulations, Paul it’ smaking thirty barrels
4.‘This is oil land!’
Part Two: The Wayward Husband, 1924–48
5 ‘Who was that girl with Paul?’
6 ‘He should dress you in sable
7 ‘My first thought was this is THE girl
8 ‘Teddy phoned. Miss her so much’
9 ‘My dearest darling left to join Papa’
10 ‘A simple Irish girl of deep spirituality’
Part Three: The Richest Tycoon, 1949–64
11 ‘In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate
12 ‘Where is the oil where is the money?’
13 ‘I dont’t believe in giving my competitors a head start’
14 ‘A billion dollars isn’t what it used to be’
15 ‘Good, old-fashioned, vulgar fun’
Part Four: The Family, 1965–85
16 ‘Bad health, bad news and death’
17 ‘Don’t let me be killed’
18 ‘A lecher, a miser, a womaniser’
19 ‘Money to fuel the legal engines forever’
20 ‘Not all the Gettys are interested in becoming billionaires’
21 ‘A curse on the family’
Epilogue: The courage of Martine
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