Beyond the Hills; The Journey of Waite Phillips (Oklahoma Trackmaker Series)

Oklahoma City, OK : Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2005 Oklahoma Heritage Association, Oklahoma City, OK. 2005. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Oklahoma Trackmaker Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good +; two small closed tears at head; slight warping to bottom of rear panel from on DJ reverse. Black cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. Pictorial endpapers. 383 pp 8vo. This is the story of Waite Phillips, an American petroleum businessman who created a fully integrated operation that combined petroleum producing, refining and marketing-Phillips Petroleum. With headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he also developed several office complexes and engaged in banking and ranching. Phillips was a philanthropist for both local Tulsa institutions and national causes. In Tulsa he built a 72-room mansion for his residence, which he later donated to the city; it became the Philbrook Museum of Art. He gave 127,000 acres of his favorite ranch in New Mexico to the Boy Scouts of America, together with an office building as part of its endowment. The ranch is now Philmont Scout Ranch, one of the largest youth camps in the world. A clean very presentable copy.