Oil in Texas : The Gusher Age, 1895-1945 by Diana Davids Hinton and Roger M. Olien (2002, Hardcover)

University of Texas Press

0292760566

9780292760561

1949928

Oil in Texas : the Gusher Age, 1895-1945

320 Pages

English

United States / State & Local / General, Petroleum

2002

Yes

Technology & Engineering, History

Diana Davids Hinton, Roger M. Olien

Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Ser.

Hardcover

1 in

23 Oz

9.2 in

6.1 in

2001-027993

21

"Comprehensive in its coverage, clearly organized and written, and thoroughly researched, this book fills a significant hole in the historical literature on Texas oil."-Joe Pratt, Cullen Professor of History and Business, University of Houston

3

338.2/7282/09764

The Road to SpindletopThe First Great BoomAfter the BoomOily Water and Black GoldThe Rising Tide of OilOil in Cow CountryThe Colossus of Texas BoomsSurvival and GrowthTexas Oil Goes to WarNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex

This volume chronicles the explosive growth of the Texas oil industry from the first commercial production at Corsicana in the 1890s through the vital role of Texas oil in World War II.

HD9567.T3O447 2001