OIL! by Upton Sinclair - Chapter 1 - The Drive

OIL! is a novel written by Upton Sinclair and first published in 1927. The book tells the story of an oil tycoon named J. Arnold Ross and his pursuit of wealth and power in early 20th century California. The novel explores themes of greed, corruption, and environmental degradation caused by the oil industry. Oil is considered one of Sinclair's most important works and is widely regarded as a classic of American literature. The story begins in 1912, on the highways of Southern California.

[@thegreencat9947]

Oh yes!. Please the entire book. Thank you.

[@BDBee81]

Hello dear, well done Alice !!

[@Rkitt8]

You’re doing great work!

[@malacite1]

Thanks for this!
Will you be doing the whole book?

[@audiobooksalice]

Yes, though I can only guarantee consistency, not speed.

[@malacite1]

@@audiobooksalice Ha, no problem! 🙏🏻

[@SukkaPunch321]

Please, my heart has been broken by RUclipsrs so many times…

[@IM.citizen]

Long term would you submit a few tracks of this, or other books to librivox?

[@audiobooksalice]

I am a huge fan of the LibriVox community! I have so much respect for what they do.
But I do not respect the 1:1 aspect ratio they use for thumbnails.

[@ewatkins9602]

you should have used daniel plainviews voice

[@audiobooksalice]

I've thought about it but they are different characters. The book version of this character is very different, and I did not wish to conflate the two.