Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
|
Title Information: |
life and labor in the oil patch |
Author: |
WeaverBobby D., 1936- |
Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Project Muse |
Place of Publication: |
College Station |
Published: |
Texas A&M University Press; |
Year of Publication: |
c2010 |
Edition: |
1st ed. |
Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 226 p.)ill., map. : |
Series: |
Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history |
Subject: |
Petroleum industry and trade - History - Texas - 20th century - |
Subject: |
Petroleum workers - Social life and customs - Texas - 20th century - |
Online resource: |
http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781603442503/ |
Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: |
9781603442503electronic bk. |
ISBN: |
1603442502electronic bk. |
ISBN: |
9781603442053hbk. |
ISBN: |
1603442057hbk. |
Content Note: |
The oil boom, 1901-1905 -- The drillers, 1901-1910 -- The other hands, 1901-1910 -- Moving onup north, 1910-1922 -- The Panhandle-populating cow country, 1919-1930 -- East Texas--changes in the patch, 1930-1935 -- Way out west, 1923-1940 -- Change comes to the oil patch, 1941-1960 -- The making of an oilfield culture, 1901-1960 -- A language of their own |