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Early Texas Oil: A Photographic History, 1866-1936 (Montague History of Oil Ser)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780890969915
ISBN: 0890969914
Label: Texas A&M University Press
Manufacturer: Texas A&M University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 264
Publication Date: 1997-12
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Studio: Texas A&M University Press
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Rating: - Excellent History of Texas Oil!
I was raised in an Humble Oil camp in Monroe City, Texas as a
child.This book really hit home.You have the history of the oil
industry in Texas from the beginning.Of course Spindletop is
given coverage in this book.Another company that had it's beginnings in Texas was Texaco.This also makes for an interesting read.The biggest comany was of course Humble Oil and
Refining.This company was in turn bought by Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey.It is today Exxon-Mobil.This is an ... Read More
Rating: - Early Texas Oil -- A Photographic History, 1866-1936
This soft-cover edition is a welcomed reissue of Rundell's classic photo essay that was published originally in 1977. The colorful history of Texas' major oil discoveries is told through rare photographs gleaned from period newspapers, industry files, and federal, state, and university archives, and is accompanied by a text rich in historical vignettes. Photos of roughnecks, gushers, and derrick-choked boomtowns capture the era of wildcats, discoveries, and production records that preceded "Big ... Read More
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