Bredeson, Carmen. <br/><br/>
The Spindletop gusher :  the story of the Texas oil boom / 
Carmen Bredeson. 
 - Houston, Tex. :  Bright Sky Press,   
 - 64 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-64). 
<br/><br/>A hissing noise filled the air -- This 1077 acres for sale -- cheap -- There was an avalanche of oil -- Millions of dollars changed hands -- Oil burns cleaner than coal -- Americans were thrilled with the automobile -- Petroleum is the fuel -- That drives the world -- Gladys City -- a boomtown replica. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781933979663 (hardcover) 1933979666 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010008591 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Petroleum--History.--Texas<br/>Petroleum industry and trade--Texas--Juvenile literature.<br/>Oil well drilling--Texas--Beaumont--Juvenile literature.<br/>Gushers--Texas--Beaumont--Juvenile literature.<br/>Gushers.<br/>Oil well drilling.<br/>Petroleum.<br/>Petroleum industry and trade.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Texas.<br/>Texas--Beaumont.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.<br/>Juvenile works.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TN872.T4  / B743 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.2/728209764145