Wildcatters: The True Story of How Conspiracy, Greed, and the IRS Almost Destroyed a Legendary Texas Oil Family [Hardcover]

Charles Moncrief (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 9, 2002

This true story of greed, corruption, and scandal follows one of the most famous oil families in Texas. Moncrief reveals how petty office politics in his family's business led to a frame-up, explores the effects from the subsequent IRS raid, and details the years-long trial that ended with the Moncrief family absolved of all charges.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing (August 9, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895261421
• ISBN-13: 978-0895261427
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book reads like a fiction, September 16, 2002

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Ritu Raj (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wildcatters: The True Story of How Conspiracy, Greed, and the IRS Almost Destroyed a Legendary Texas Oil Family (Hardcover)

Picked up this book because Charlie Moncrief is a friends father. Started reading this book and could not put it down, the story is told so well and the emotions and the drama are so put together -- reads like a Ludlum, and the amazing thing is that it is all real.

Highly reccomend.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wildcatters: The True Story of How Conspiracy, Greed, and th, September 23, 2002

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Dan L. Russell (Fort Worth, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wildcatters: The True Story of How Conspiracy, Greed, and the IRS Almost Destroyed a Legendary Texas Oil Family (Hardcover)

A book every one should read. Hard to believe how the IRS treated this family. Unbelievable.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Clancy!, October 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Wildcatters: The True Story of How Conspiracy, Greed, and the IRS Almost Destroyed a Legendary Texas Oil Family (Hardcover)

My daughter was reading it and I looked at it out of curiosity to see what it was about. I started reading and I couldn't put it down. It's a fascinating story about a family that fought for justice and won. It's more exciting that a Clancy novel!