Teapot Dome : oil and politics in the 1920's / Burl Noggle.
1965
E785 .N64 1965 (Mapit)
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Title
Teapot Dome : oil and politics in the 1920's / Burl Noggle.
Author
Noggle, Burl.
Imprint
New York : Norton, [1965, ©1962]
Language
English
Description
ix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Call Number
E785 .N64 1965
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.91/4
Summary
Teapot Dome, a sandstone formation in Wyoming that overlooks a United States Naval Oil Reserve, furnished a name for one of the most sensational scandals in the history of American politics. Professor Noggle unravels this complex tale of corruption, tracing Teapot Dome from its origins in the conservation feuds of 1920-1921 through the bitter partisanship that evolved between the major political parties. He scrutinizes the tactics used by each party either to exploit or to minimize conspiracy. Utilizing the published accounts and mass of unpublished writings surrounding the scandal, he brings to life the people involved, both those condemned for their part in the conspiracy and those praised for uncovering it, including : Albert B. Fall, Secretary of the Interior; Harry F. Sinclair, President of Sinclair Consolidated Oil corp; Edwin Denby, Secretary of the Navy; Senators Thomas Walsh and Robert LaFollette; President Warren G. Harding, and many others. Concerned primarily with the scandal's effect on people and politics and not with fixing blame, Professor Noggle reappraises the issues and personalities, links new names to Teapot Dome, and removes some of the stigma from others. Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-225) and index.
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Norton library.
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Table of Contents
Prelude to scandal
The ambitions of Secretary Fall
The suspicions of senator La Follette
Harding and Fall depart
The eruption of scandal
The onrush of scandal
Teapot Dome and the presidency
Teapot Dome and the election of 1924
Interlude
The residue of Teapot Dome.
The ambitions of Secretary Fall
The suspicions of senator La Follette
Harding and Fall depart
The eruption of scandal
The onrush of scandal
Teapot Dome and the presidency
Teapot Dome and the election of 1924
Interlude
The residue of Teapot Dome.