A Tale of Oil, War, and Revolution: The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel (with Douglas Brunt)
From Horsepower Heritage by Maurice Merrick
May 20, 2026 · 54 min
About this episode
Douglas Brunt discusses the rise and fall of the world's largest oil dynasty led by Emanuel Nobel in the context of the Automotive Age.
In his latest book "The Lost Empire of Alfred Nobel", New York Times Bestselling Author Douglas Brunt tells the fascinating tale of the rise and fall of the world's largest oil dynasty. Emanuel Nobel took the reigns of his family's massive Russian petroleum conglomerate just as the Automotive Age began and the steam engine was giving way to internal combustion. Oil had become the lifeblood of human endeavor. Nobel eclipsed business rivals like the Rothschilds and John D. R...
People in this episode
Host: Maurice Merrick
Guest: Douglas Brunt
Topics covered
- oil industry
- automotive history
- biography
- dynasty
- revolution
Keywords
- Emanuel Nobel
- oil dynasty
- automotive age
- Douglas Brunt
- Alfred Nobel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rothschilds
Books & works: The Lost Empire of Alfred Nobel
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