[SOLO] Oil! by Upton Sinclair - dc
Chapter 16 has been uploaded.
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Chapter 10 has been uploaded.
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(I will make the change to Chapter 9 opening.)
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(I will make the change to Chapter 9 opening.)
Corrected File 16 has been uploaded, as well as Chapter 10, in two parts:
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Dave: would you add the paragraph below to my Project Launch. (I cannot seem to do so.) Thanks.
The two main characters of “Oil” are James Arnold Ross, called “Dad”, and his son James Jr., called “Bunny”. The book is loosely
based on a real character (Edward L. Doheny) and some real events and locations, mostly in Southern California. The period was
World War 1, and the events were not unlike those of the Teapot Dome Oil Scandal during the Harding administration. Like many of
Sinclair’s novels, themes concern social conflicts and injustices, labor vs. management, democracy vs. socialism, and morality vs.
immorality. In this story, Bunny’s father is a very successful oil entrepreneur, and ultimately a millionaire. There is great love
between Bunny and his father, but over time, Bunny begins to question his father’s ethics. Bunny is a seeker for truth, throughout the
story, as he grows through several decades—as a youth, as a soldier, as a college student, and as a wealthy oil producer. Religion
plays a big role in the story, as one of the characters becomes a charismatic evangelist preaching a new faith, “the third revelation.”
The film “There Will Be Blood” bases much of its story on this book.
The two main characters of “Oil” are James Arnold Ross, called “Dad”, and his son James Jr., called “Bunny”. The book is loosely
based on a real character (Edward L. Doheny) and some real events and locations, mostly in Southern California. The period was
World War 1, and the events were not unlike those of the Teapot Dome Oil Scandal during the Harding administration. Like many of
Sinclair’s novels, themes concern social conflicts and injustices, labor vs. management, democracy vs. socialism, and morality vs.
immorality. In this story, Bunny’s father is a very successful oil entrepreneur, and ultimately a millionaire. There is great love
between Bunny and his father, but over time, Bunny begins to question his father’s ethics. Bunny is a seeker for truth, throughout the
story, as he grows through several decades—as a youth, as a soldier, as a college student, and as a wealthy oil producer. Religion
plays a big role in the story, as one of the characters becomes a charismatic evangelist preaching a new faith, “the third revelation.”
The film “There Will Be Blood” bases much of its story on this book.
Chapter 11 has been uploaded, in two files:
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