SOCIAL SCIENCES
Thorndike, Jonathan L.

The Teapot Dome Scandal Trial

(4) 4-6 Headline Court Cases series. Preliminary chapters, heavy with historical background, get this volume off to a slow start. The sections that discuss the Senate hearings on the scandal during the 1920s are more focused, but the writing is tedious. The final chapter touches on the legacy of Teapot Dome, which included the necessity for a stronger energy policy in the U.S. Black-and-white photos of the participants illustrate the text. Bib., glos., ind.

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