How Texans Went From Cowboys to 'Zillionaires'<br />Politics & Prose - Politics and Prose<br />Bryan Burrough, author of Barbarians at the Gate and a Texan himself, traces the accumulation of almost unimaginable wealth by four Texas families during the 1920s.The families then used their fortunes to influence commerce, culture, and politics -- most notably, by financing the modern conservative movement.
