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Historic Photos of Texas Oil

Historic Photos of Texas Oil - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Mike Cox (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Series:Historic PhotosPublish date:2009-08-01Pages:202
Language:EnglishPublisher:TurnerISBN-13:9781684420865ISBN-10:1684420865UPC:9781684420865Book Category:History, Technology & Engineering, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Petroleum, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.50 x 8.50 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SC6QX7PR9V

Historic Photos of Texas Oil

On January 10, 1901, near Beaumont, Texas, an unremarkable knoll of earth the world would soon call Spindletop shot a geyser of oil a hundred feet into the air, confirming the belief of Pattillo Higgins that black gold lay buried there. The Texas oil industry had begun in earnest, and neither Texas nor the world would ever be the same.

In the years to come, Texas oil would fuel the nation's...

Series: Historic Photos
Language:EnglishPublisher:TurnerISBN-13:9781684420865ISBN-10:1684420865UPC:9781684420865Book Category:History, Technology & Engineering, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Petroleum, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.50 x 8.50 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SC6QX7PR9V
Publisher: Turner

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