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The World's Richest Indian: The Scandal over Jackson Barnett's Oil Fortune (Updated Edition) by Tanis C. Thorne Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-19-518298-7 / 0195182987 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-518298-9 / 9780195182989 The first biography of Jackson Barnett, who gained unexpected wealth from oil found on his property. This book explores how control of his fortune was violently contested by his guardian, the state of Oklahoma, the Baptist Church, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and an adventuress who kidnapped and ma |