| A Stake in West Texas: Pulling a Chain and Raising a Family Across Big Oil Country Contributor(s): Henderson, Rebecca D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540223116 ISBN-13: 9781540223111 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Technology & Engineering | Surveying - Technology & Engineering | Petroleum |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1950, Ann was eighteen and Bob D twenty when he asked her to marry him and hit the road for West Texas. They packed their station wagon, left home and began a life of adventure together on Conoco's West Texas survey crew during the 1950s oil boom. Five kids, twenty-one towns and thirteen years on the road--Bob D and Ann's travels along the highways of West Texas are a portrait in a landscape of oilfields, railroads and ranches. Layering local history with family memoir, author Rebecca D. Henderson reveals a glimpse of mid-century West Texas through her grandparents' adventures as a young couple raising children on the road.. |