Wildcatters: Texas Independent Oilmen

by Diana Davids Hinton, Diana Davids Olien, Roger M. Olien

Book Overview

In the 1970s and 1980s the Texas wildcatter was a recognizable figure in popular culture. Since then, the wildcatter's role is less celebrated but still important, as shown in the new introduction to this edition of a book originally published in 1984 by Texas Monthly Press. Drawing heavily on oral histories, this book tells the story of the West Texas independents as a group, looking at their business strategies in the context of their national,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585446068
• ISBN13: 9781585446063
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.0"