Frederick Libby - Post-war Life

Post-war Life

Frederick Libby lived a partial cripple for the rest of his life. Despite his disabilities and a doctor's prediction he would die before age 40, Libby went into the oil prospecting business, founding Eastern Oil Company and consulting for Union Oil and Richfield. He was also the founder of Western Air Express. In the process, he made millions of dollars; he also went broke. Eventually he wrote his memoirs, Horses Don't Fly, published after his death in Los Angeles on 9 January 1970.

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