Historic Photos of Texas Oil

by Mike Cox

Book Overview

On January 10, 1901, near Beaumont, Texas, an unremarkable knoll of earth the world would soon call Spindletop shot a geyser of oil a hundred feet into the air, confirming the belief of Pattillo Higgins that black gold lay buried there. The Texas oil industry had begun in earnest, and neither Texas nor the world would ever be the same.

In the years to come, Texas oil would fuel the nation's automobiles and help to bring victory to the Allies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684420865
• ISBN13: 9781684420865
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Turner
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 8.5"