Like No Place on Earth

A womanizing US president. Gin-drinking, poker-playing,skirt-chasing Cabinet members. And a plot from the inside to usurp control ofthe Navys oil reserves. Wild and juicy stuff this. And all of it a truechapter of Americas history. There may not be another US scandal that is so heavy withcorruption and criminality yet weighs so lightly on our collectiveconsciousness as the Teapot Dome Scandal. From 1920 to 1922, power-hungrypoliticians and corporate tycoons boldly schemed to usurp the nationsburgeoning resource. In so doing, these crooks put a huge black mark on theplucky pioneering work of those who gave birth to Wyomings incredible bonanza.With a deft researchers hand and the heart and attention ofa creative writer, Constance Bierkan has written a first-of-its-kindfictionalized recounting of what led up to this nearly forgotten nugget fromthe past, the Teapot Dome Scandal. Like No Place on Earth is a spiritedcoming-of-age story set in Wyoming at the start of the madcap Roaring Twentiesand right after the birth of the oil industry. As much a love story as it is ahistorical deep-dive, Like No Place on Earth will be irresistible tobook clubs and history buffs alike.