Based on Upton Sinclair's novel OIL. There Will Be Blood sees bribery of public officials, class warfare, & international rivalry over oil production. A story of a genial independent oil developer & his son, whose sympathy with the oilfield workers & socialist organizers fuels a running debate with his father. Senators, small investors, oil magnates, a Hollywood film star, & a crusading evangelist are the people that populate the pages. The story then turns into a tale of greed & faith, as the prospector realizes the American dream & is destroyed by it.Grade: A +
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