by Daniel Yergin (Author)
Beginning with the first oil well of the 1850s and continuing up to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, this is a story of greed and ingenuity in pursuit of the prize - worldwide economic, military and political mastery through the control of oil.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 912
Edition: New
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Published: 14 Oct 1991
ISBN 10: 0671710893
ISBN 13: 9780671710897
Prizes: Winner of Pulitzer Prize General Non-Fiction Category 1992.