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âFascinating . . . Private Empire is a book meticulously prepared as if for trial . . . a compelling and elucidatory work.â âBloomberg
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap, an extraordinary exposé of Big Oil. Includes a profile of current Secretary of State and former chairman and chief executive of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson
In this, the first hard-hitting examination of ExxonMobilâthe largest and most powerful private corporation in the United StatesâSteve Coll reveals the true extent of its power. Private Empire pulls back the curtain, tracking the corporationâs recent history and its central role on the world stage, beginning with the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989 and leading to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The action spans the globeâfeaturing kidnapping cases, civil wars, and high-stakes struggles at the Kremlinâand the narrative is driven by larger-than-life characters, including corporate legend Lee âIron Assâ Raymond, ExxonMobilâs chief executive until 2005, and current chairman and chief executive Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's nomination for Secretary of State. A penetrating, news-breaking study, Private Empire is a defining portrait of Big Oil in American politics and foreign policy.
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