The prize the epic quest for oil, money and power
Daniel YerginList of Maps
Prologue
PART I: THE FOUNDERS
Chapter 1: Oil on the Brain: The Beginning Chapter 2: “Our Plan”: John D. Rockefeller and the Combination of American Oil Chapter 3: Competitive Commerce Chapter 4: The New Century Chapter 5: The Dragon Slain Chapter 6: The Oil Wars: The Rise of Royal Dutch, the Fall of Imperial Russia Chapter 7: “Beer and Skittles” in Persia Chapter 8: The Fateful Plunge
PART II: THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE
Chapter 9: The Blood of Victory: World War I Chapter 10: Opening the Door on the Middle East: The Turkish Petroleum Company Chapter 11: From Shortage to Surplus: The Age of Gasoline Chapter 12: “The Fight for New Production” Chapter 13: The Flood Chapter 14: “Friends”—and Enemies Chapter 15: The Arabian Concessions: The World That Frank Holmes Made
PART III: WAR AND STRATEGY
Chapter 16: Japan’s Road to War Chapter 17: Germany’s Formula for War Chapter 18: Japan’s Achilles’ Heel Chapter 19: The Allies’ War
PART IV: THE HYDROCARBON AGE Chapter
20: The New Center of Gravity Chapter 21: The Postwar Petroleum Order Chapter 22: Fifty-Fifty: The New Deal in Oil Chapter 23: “Old Mossy” and the Struggle for Iran Chapter 24: The Suez Crisis Chapter 25: The Elephants Chapter 26: OPEC and the Surge Pot Chapter 27: Hydrocarbon Man
PART V: THE BATTLE FOR WORLD MASTERY
Chapter 28: The Hinge Years: Countries Versus Companies Chapter 29: The Oil Weapon Chapter 30: “Bidding for Our Life” Chapter 31: OPEC’s Imperium Chapter 32: The Adjustment Chapter 33: The Second Shock: The Great Panic Chapter 34: “We’re Going Down” Chapter 35: Just Another Commodity? Chapter 36: The Good Sweating: How Low Can It Go? Chapter 37: Crisis in the Gulf Epilogue Chron