Oil in Texas : : The Gusher Age, 1895-1945 /

Oil in Texas : : The Gusher Age, 1895-1945 / / Diana Davids Hinton, Roger M. Olien.

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As the twentieth century began, oil in Texas was easy to find, but the quantities were too small to attract industrial capital and production. Then, on January 10, 1901, the Spindletop gusher blew in. Over the next fifty years, oil transformed Texas, creating a booming economy that built cities, att...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Hinton, Diana Davids,
Olien, Roger M.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2002
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • 1. The Road to Spindletop
  • 2. The First Great Boom
  • 3. After the Boom
  • 4. Oily Water and Black Gold
  • 5. The Rising Tide of Oil
  • 6. Oil in Cow Country
  • 7. The Colossus of Texas Booms
  • 8. Survival and Growth
  • 9. Texas Oil Goes to War
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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