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PublisherUniversity of Texas Press

ISBN-100292753144

ISBN-139780292753143

eBay Product ID (ePID)160054038

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Book TitleOil in Texas : the Gusher Age, 1895-1945

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Petroleum

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, History

AuthorDiana Davids Hinton, Roger M. Olien

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal338.2/7282/09764

Table Of ContentPreface 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

SynopsisAs 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, attracted out-of-state workers and companies, funded schools and universities, and generated wealth that raised the overall standard of living-even for blue-collar workers. No other twentieth-century development had a more profound effect upon the state. In this book, Roger M. Olien and Diana Davids Hinton chronicle 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. Using both archival records and oral histories, they follow the wildcatters and the gushers as the oil industry spread into almost every region of the state. The authors trace the development of many branches of the petroleum industry-pipelines, refining, petrochemicals, and natural gas. They also explore how overproduction and volatile prices led to increasing regulation and gave broad regulatory powers to the Texas Railroad Commission., 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, attracted out-of-state workers and companies, funded schools and universities, and generated wealth that raised the overall standard of living--even for blue-collar workers. No other twentieth-century development had a more profound effect upon the state. In this book, Roger M. Olien and Diana Davids Hinton chronicle 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. Using both archival records and oral histories, they follow the wildcatters and the gushers as the oil industry spread into almost every region of the state. The authors trace the development of many branches of the petroleum industry--pipelines, refining, petrochemicals, and natural gas. They also explore how overproduction and volatile prices led to increasing regulation and gave broad regulatory powers to the Texas Railroad Commission., A chronicle of 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.

LC Classification NumberHD9567.T3O447 2013