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Lincoln, NE: Bison Books, 1982 Bison Books, Lincoln, NE. 1982. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Bison book printing and First Printing by Line Number. BB 804. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light tip wear; folds to corners of page 255 and 257. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 268 pp 8vo. An engaging oral history of the early days of oil exploration in Texas. Beginning with the first Texas gusher at Spindletop, this book presents a colorful history of the oil industry and the personalities it attracted. Gathered from over 100 oilfield workers their stories recall the gushers and the frustration of dry holes. They include eye-witness accounts of the dangers and tragedies of the primitive oil fields and the boisterous and lusty life of the wide-open boomtowns. A clean very presentable copy.
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Tales from the Derrick Floor: A People's History of the Oil Industry Unknown - 1982
by Boatright, Mody C.; Owens, William A.
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- Title Tales from the Derrick Floor: A People's History of the Oil Industry
- Author Boatright, Mody C.; Owens, William A.
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- Edition First Trade Edit
- Pages Book, 268 pp
- Publisher University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date 1982-05
- ISBN 9780803260672
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