H. L. and Lyda - Hardcover

Margaret Hunt Hill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 087483337X ISBN 13: 9780874833379

Publisher: August House Publishers, 1994

Synopsis

Wonderful Americana, a first-hand look inside the life, business and family of America's most succesful Texas oilman, H.L. Hunt whose oil production President Roosevelt stated was essential to fueling our planes and ships, making it possible for them to win World War II.

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About the Author:

Margaret Hunt Hill is the daughter of the legendary oilman H.L. Hunt and was present during his rise from obscurity to beiong the richest man in America. Jane and Burt Boyar are the authors with Sammy Davis, Jr. of "Yes I Can", "Why Me?" and "Sammy". They also have written "Hitler Stopped By Franco" and "World Class" a novel set in the world of tennis.

From Booklist:

Given today's relentless, sensational media coverage and the seemingly insatiable public appetite for scandal, it is difficult to imagine a story such as the Hunts'. At one time the world's richest man, oil baron and gambler H. L. Hunt secretly (and simultaneously) sired three separate families. Given that, this book's jacket notes seem unduly ironic: "Margaret Hunt Hill, the oldest daughter of H. L. and Lyda Bunker Hunt, shares in loving detail defining moments in the life of this quintessentially American family . . ." By now this has become an oft-told story. Most libraries probably already own Ardis Burst's The Three Families of H. L. Hunt (1988) or Harry Hurt III's Texas Rich (1981) or Stanley Brown's H. L. Hunt (1976). Nonetheless, the personal perspective and remembrances of Hill make this book noteworthy. Hill virtually places her mother (and Hunt's first wife) on a pedestal, and these recollections share the same stoic genteelism exhibited by Lyda. David Rouse

About this edition

• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 087483337X
• ISBN 13: 9780874833379
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276