Ross Sterling, Texan: A Memoir by the Founder of Humble Oil and Refining Company

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Synopsis
Born on a farm near Anahuac, Texas, in 1875 and possessed of only a fourth-grade education, Ross Sterling was one of the most successful Texans of his generation. Driven by a relentless work ethic, he become a wealthy oilman, banker, newspaper publisher, and, from 1931 to 1933, one-term governor of Texas. Sterling was the principal founder of the Humble Oil and Refining Company, which eventually became the largest division of the ExxonMobil Corporation, as well as the owner of the Houston Post.

Eager to "preserve a narrative record of his life and deeds," Ross Sterling hired Ed Kilman, an old friend and editorial page editor of the Houston Post, to write his biography. Though the book was nearly finished before Sterling's death in 1949, it never found a publisher due to Kilman's florid writing style and overly hagiographic portrayal of Sterling.

Copyright:
1918

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780292773479
Related ISBNs:
9780292723689, 9780292714427, 9780292795525
Publisher:
University of Texas Press
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University of Texas Press
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance, Technology, Politics and Government
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