wyszukanych pozycji: 3
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Oil in Texas: The Gusher Age, 1895-1945
ISBN: 9780292753143 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As the twentieth century began, oil in Texas was easy to find, but the quantities were too small to attract industrial capital and production. Then, on January 10, 1901, the Spindletop gusher blew in. Over the next fifty years, oil transformed Texas, creating a booming economy that built cities, attracted out-of-state workers and companies, funded schools and universities, and generated wealth that raised the overall standard of living--even for blue-collar workers. No other twentieth-century development had a more profound effect upon the state. In this book, Roger M. Olien and... As the twentieth century began, oil in Texas was easy to find, but the quantities were too small to attract industrial capital and production. Then... |
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126,11 zł |
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Shale Boom: The Barnett Shale Play and Fort Worth
ISBN: 9780875656854 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Describes how independent oilman George P. Mitchell developed technology that would unlock trillions of cubic feet of natural gas in the North Texas rock formation known as the Barnett Shale. When he succeeded, other oilmen used it to uncover vast reserves, prompting a gas boom extending through twenty-one North Texas counties including the Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Describes how independent oilman George P. Mitchell developed technology that would unlock trillions of cubic feet of natural gas in the North Texas r...
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126,32 zł |
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Wildcatters: Texas Independent Oilmen
ISBN: 9781585446063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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, regional, and local conditions. The focus is on the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico over the sixty-year period in which the region rose to...
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 sti...
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96,63 zł |