| Wildcatters: Texas Independent Oilmen Contributor(s): Olien, Roger M. (Author), Hinton, Diana Davids (Author) |
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ISBN: 1585446068 ISBN-13: 9781585446063 Publisher: Texas A&M University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 Annotation: 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 prominence on the American oil scene, producing about one-fifth of the nation's output. It is a story that covers vast technological change, governmental regulation, and economic fluctuation with profound implications for the oil and gas community. The new introduction brings the story up-to-date by addressing not only the subsequent careers of the wildcatters described in the book but also the role of independents in the current economy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General - Business & Economics | Industries - Energy - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 338.272 |
| LCCN: 2006102739 |
| Series: Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.57" W x 8.96" (0.96 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas |