Texas Boomtowns:: A History of Blood and Oil

by Bartee Haile

Book Overview

On January 10, 1901, Beaumont awoke to the historic roar of the Spindletop gusher. A flood of frantic fortune seekers heard its call and quickly descended on the town. Over the next three decades, Texas's first oil rush transformed the sparsely populated rural state practically beyond recognition. Brothels, bordellos and slums overran sleepy towns, and thick, black oil spilled over once-green pastures. While dreams came true for a precious few, most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467118230
• ISBN13: 9781467118231
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"