Download Oil in Texas: The Gusher Age, 1895-1945: Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series AudioBook Free
As the 20th century began, engine oil in Tx was no problem finding, but the volumes were too small to catch the attention of professional capital and development. Then, on January 10, 1901, the Spindletop gusher blew in. Over the next 50 years, engine oil transformed Texas, building a booming overall economy that built locations, attracted out-of-state workers and companies, funded universities and colleges, and generated prosperity that raised the entire standard of living - even for blue-collar workers. No other 20th-century development possessed a more profound effect upon the state. In this reserve, Diana Davids Olien and Roger M. Olien chronicle the explosive expansion of the Tx engine oil industry from the first commercial development at Corsicana in the 1890s through the essential role of Tx engine oil in World Conflict II. Using both archival information and dental histories, they follow the wildcatters and the gushers as the engine oil industry spread into nearly every region of the state. The authors trace the development of many branches of the petroleum industry - pipelines, refining, petrochemicals, and gas. They also explore how overproduction and volatile prices resulted in increasing regulation and gave wide regulatory power to the Tx Railroad Percentage. Roger M. Olien supports the J. Conrad Dunagan Couch in Regional and Business Background at the University of Texas-Permian Basin, where Diana Davids Olien is a Senior Lecturer in History. The reserve is printed by University of Tx Press.
