Boomtown, Episode 10: The Mitchell Paradox

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Written By Christian Wallace

No oil and gas baron since John D. Rockefeller has made more of an impact on society than George P. Mitchell. But this son of poor Greek immigrants who died a billionaire wanted to leave a legacy beyond oil and gas.

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George P. Mitchell with a statue of himself in 2007HOUSTON CHRONICLE

George P. Mitchell with a statue of himself in 2007

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Christian Wallace

Christian Wallace is a writer from West Texas. Before joining Texas Monthly as an assistant editor in March 2016, Wallace worked as a roughneck, a ditch digger, an electrician, a record store clerk, a radio DJ and as a writing instructor at the National University of Ireland in Galway, where he earned a Master's degree in Writing. 

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