The House of Getty

Russell Miller

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Bloomsbury Publishing
07 January 2019

Biography; Biography: business & industry

The true story of the Getty family as featured in the TV series Trust and the movie All the Money in the World Boardroom battles, sex, money, drugs, power, crime, tragedy, and family intrigue; at the centre stands the figure of John Paul Getty, the grandfather, an eccentric oil billionaire believed to have been the richest man in the world. Married and divorced five times, he had five sons, and yet was cheated of his dearest ambition—to found an oil dynasty. His angelic youngest son died at age twelve after years of illness. Of the remaining four sons, three proved to be hopeless businessmen and, one by one, dropped out of Getty Oil. Only one had the talent to take the helm of the family business, and he was groomed for the part. And then he killed himself. With his cherished hopes of a family dynasty crushed, John Paul built a magnificent museum as a monument for all time to his success. But money tainted even his philanthropy; the Getty Museum has become feared for its wealth and ability to pillage the art market. In the manoeuvering that followed John Paul's death, Getty Oil was sold; Texaco acquired it for $9.9 billion, the biggest corporate takeover in history. Award-winning journalist and writer Russell Miller brings us the extraordinary and often disturbing story of a unique American family. From the pioneering days in the Oklahoma oil fields to the bitter struggles over Getty Oil, we follow the rise and fall of three generations, all cursed with the Midas touch.

By: Russell Miller
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 432g
ISBN: 9781448217526
ISBN 10: 1448217520
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 07 January 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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’s making 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 don’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 A Note on the Author

Russell Miller is a prize-winning journalist and the author of eleven previous books. He was born in east London in 1938 and began his career in journalism at the age of sixteen. While under contract to the Sunday Times Magazine he won four press awards and was voted Writer of the Year by the Society of British Magazine Editors. His book Magnum, on the legendary photo agency, was described by John Simpson as 'the best book on photo-journalism I have ever read', and his oral histories of D-Day, Nothing Less than Victory, and SOE, behind the lines were widely acclaimed, both in Britain and in the United States as is Ten Days in May, The People's Story of VE Day.

Reviews for The House of Getty

Elegant and immensely readable -- Robert Lacey * The Times * A useful reminder that being rich is not enough * The New York Times * Russell Miller shows a life of great and inspiring entrepreneurial achievement, coupled with the hubris of Getty’s personal tragedies * New York Magazine *

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