Oil in Texas

The Gusher Age, 1895-1945

• Author(s): Diana Davids Hinton, Roger M. Olien,
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Pages: 307
• ISBN_10: 0292760566
  ISBN_13: 9780292760561
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) , History / United States / State & Local / General , Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / General ,

Description:... 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.