The Death of the Texas Oilman

In an excerpt from his new book, The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes, Bryan Burrough revisits the Hotel Del Charro, the elite playground where stars like John Wayne and Elizabeth Taylor drank mint juleps by the pool.

Bryan Burrough

Published Feb. 4 2009 2:02AM EST 

Bryan Burrough

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