Oil!
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Oil! is an American novel by Upton Sinclair, first published in 1926–27 and told as a third-person narrative, with only the opening pages written in the first person. The book was written in the conte
First edition
Upton Sinclair selling the "Fig Leaf Edition" of Oil! in Boston
Scan of the 1927 first edition
Teapot Dome scandal
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The Teapot Dome scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States during the 1920s involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding. It centered on Albert B. Fall, the Secreta
Oil!
…a third-person narrative, with only the opening pages written in the first person. The book was written in the context of the Harding administration's Teapot Dome scandal and takes place in Southern California. It is a social and political satire skewering the human foibles of all its characters. The main character is…
Oil wells near Teapot Dome in Wyoming (1973)
Teapot Dome (including Teapot Rock) around the time of the scandal, depicted in a c. 1922 postcard.
Oil businessman Edward L. Doheny (at table, second from right) testifying before the U.S. Senate committee investigating the Teapot Dome oil leases in 1924
Warren G. Harding, official picture