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Jean Paul Getty - youth in California Page entitled :
Jean Paul Getty's youth and education in California
Content of this page is about :
Of Jean Paul Getty's youth and education in California, his work as a
roustabout in the Minnehoma oil fields and his first traveling abroad.
Extract :
... In Los Angeles, Jean Paul Getty was first sent to the Harvard Military Academy and then to the Polytechnic High
School, from which he graduated in 1909. He then persuaded his father to let him work the summer as a roustabout in the oilfields of Oklahoma. At seventeen he was tall and exceptionally
strong, a good swimmer, amateur boxer and weightlifter. Thus, despite his rather protected
youth, he was able to tackle the hard work and earn the respect from his fellow workers and
superiors. He also earned ...
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