Oil ! by Rister Carl Coke - 1949: Titan of the Southwest

Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Good+/No jacket. Hardcover with fold-out map, Second Printing 1949 University of Oklahoma Press Norman, OK 467 pages. Very Good, no DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to dark green cloth boards with gilt titles - corners bumped. Previous owner bookplate on inside front cover and address label on rear inside cover. No other marks or writing-all pages are clean and unmarked. 27 chapters, 71 illustrations, 19 page Bibliography (invaluable to serious researchers), Appendix, Glossary, Index and 8 graphs and maps (including a pull out map of oilfields in the southwest U.S.) Handsome vintage copy with all maps intact but minus the DJ. LOC SSS-2

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Paperback / softback. New. Here is the story of the discovery and production of oil in this rich domain, embracing the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. More than a history of the development of an industry, this absorbing narrative relates the rise of the giant corporations, the struggles of the independents, the adoption of scientific methods, and the emergence of controls.