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How Dallas Saw the Future
Past Present Future
The Politics of Oil: Historical Narratives and Storytelling
This chapter delves into the intertwining of Texas oil politics in the 1970s with industry manipulation, comparing it to Upton Sinclair's 'Oil' and its film adaptation 'There Will Be Blood'. It emphasizes the shift in narrative focus from profound philosophical themes in Sinclair's work to a more politically driven discourse in contemporary storytelling, with references to historical events like the Teapot Dome scandal.
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