Oil!
About this book
Sinclair's 1927 novel did for California's oil industry what The Jungle did for Chicago's meat-packing factories. In Oil! Upton Sinclair fashioned a novel out of the oil scandals of the Harding administration, providing in the process a detailed picture of the development of the oil industry in Southern California. Bribery of public officials, class warfare, and international rivalry over oil production are the context for Sinclair's story of a genial independent oil developer and his son, whose sympathy with the oilfield workers and socialist organizers fuels a running debate with his father. Senators, small investors, oil magnates, a Hollywood film star, and a crusading evangelist people the pages of this lively novel.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 7707 readers · 535 pages · ≈ 9 h 54 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read Oil!?
About ≈ 9 h 54 m — 535 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Oil!?
535 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Oil!?
It sits on the Drama, Historical Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Has Oil! been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include There Will Be Blood (2008), There Will Be Blood (2007).
Is Oil! in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Where does Oil! take place?
It is set in Southern California, California.
Who wrote Oil!?
Upton Sinclair.
Where can I read Oil! online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library