Billie Sol: King of Texas Wheeler-Dealers

by Pam Estes

Portrays the life of the Texas businessman, Billie Sol Estes, and examines his prosecution for tax evasion and other crimes

Genres: Biography

205 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1984

Reviews

[Tom Schulte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parts of this remind me in tone and feel to My Father's Daughter: A Memoir. These are both memoirs of daughters of powerful men recounting a tumultuous life. Pam's memoir covers Sol's two federal fraud convictions and sentences, both around financial shenanigans based on non-existent collateral. Possibly more interesting is the movements in the LBJ sphere and a cast of colorful characters that make this a footnote for the LBJ-killed-JFK conspiracy buffs.

[Mark Bunch · Rating 3 out of 5]

"the best fruit is at the end of a limb" "i am one drink from being a drunk, and one deal from going back to jail. Once I start I can not stop."