Deep in the afternotes of @maddow’s terrific book “Blowout” is this praise of a book I keep on my office bookshelf. I totally agree.
“The national treasure of a resource when it comes to understanding Tillerson, the ways he was shaped by Exxon, and the ways he helped shape @exxonmobil is Steve Coll’s Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power.”
“Coll’s book is also the best resource for understanding the standard operating procedures and the central mission of ExxonMobil. Anybody who has written about the company and its leaders in the years since the publication of Private Empire owes a big debt to Coll.”
