Easy Money

“Takes a lively and often astonishing look at oil investment promoters: their techniques, failures and clients.” — Publishers Weekly

“This sprightly, well-researched account of a neglected area of business history explores a fascinating array of characters and con men. But its real agenda is that quintessential American craving for the rainbow and its pot of gold: the easy-money, get-rich-quick mentality that formed a curious and compelling bond between the promoter and his victim.” — Maury Klein, University of Rhode Island