Oil, Mud and Guts
Author | : Dorothy Abbott McCoy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Freer (Tex.) |
ISBN | : |
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The story of Freer, Texas in Duval County, Texas.
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Author | : Dorothy Abbott McCoy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Freer (Tex.) |
ISBN | : |
The story of Freer, Texas in Duval County, Texas.
Author | : Diana Davids Hinton |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2002-03-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0292760566 |
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 Olien 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.
Author | : Bobby D. Weaver |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2010-08-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1603442057 |
"Oilfield Trash is written in a charming, flowing style that any reader will enjoy....In Weaver's capable hands, the gypsy lives of a generation of young men unfold on the rigorous stage of drilling fields...."---Paul Spellman, author of Spindletop Boom Days --
Author | : Francis Edward Abernethy |
Publisher | : University of North Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780929398570 |
This is the best of the Society's papers over the past three years—from lynchings to el pato boat building; from sunbonnets to hammered dulcimers; from jokes about droughts and lawyers to tales of folk, gospel and blues music; from gravemarkers to bottle trees, and more.
Author | : Madras (India : Presidency). Fisheries Department |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Fisheries |
ISBN | : |
Includes its annual administration report, 1908/09-
Author | : Edward Callary |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2020-06-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1477320644 |
Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the town’s original claim to fame: a gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement over “Pin Hook,” the original name of the Lamar County seat. Ding Dong’s story has a nice ring to it, derived from two store owners named Bell, who lived in Bell County, of course. Tracing the turning points, fascinating characters, and cultural crossroads that shaped Texas history, Texas Place Names provides the colorful stories behind these and more than three thousand other county, city, and community names. Drawing on in-depth research to present the facts behind the folklore, linguist Edward Callary also clarifies pronunciations (it’s NAY-chis for Neches, referring to a Caddoan people whose name was attached to the Neches River during a Spanish expedition). A great resource for road trippers and historians alike, Texas Place Names alphabetically charts centuries of humanity through the enduring words (and, occasionally, the fateful spelling gaffes) left behind by men and women from all walks of life.
Author | : Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
Publisher | : Copyright Office, Library of Congress |
Total Pages | : 1914 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Copyright |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bill Mauldin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : |
The author, a political cartoonist, provides an informal study in text and cartoons of the Revolutionary troops, with particular emphasis on the life of the common foot soldier.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Fisheries |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Milo Kearney |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : African American soldiers |
ISBN | : |