Early Texas oil : a photographic history, 1866-1936 /

Rundell, Walter.

Early Texas oil : a photographic history, 1866-1936 / by Walter Rundell, Jr. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, - 260 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. - The Montague history of oil series ; no. 1 . - Montague history of oil series ; no. 1. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-256) and index.

In the Beginning -- Corsicana -- Spindletop: Beaumont and Environs -- Saratoga, Sour Lake, and Batson -- Humble -- Red River Uplift: Petrolia, Electra, Iowa Park, Wichita Falls, and Burkburnett -- Goose Creek: Baytown -- Other Coastal Fields -- Ranger -- Desdemona -- Breckenridge -- The Mexia Fault -- Big Lake -- The Permian Basin -- The Panhandle -- Van -- East Texas.

An eyewitness record of the early days of the Texas oil industry.

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