The Black Giant

by James Day

Book Overview

The discovery of the BLACK GIANT in 1930 was the largest oil strike in the United States. Its gushers changed the race of the oil industry. The stories of Columbus "dad" Joiner, the crippled, poetry quoting wildcatter and con man who discovered the field, H.L. Hunt, the gambler who became one of America's first billionaires, and the Texas Ranger who brought law and order with fists and guns, are told with tongue-in-cheek. Based on documented history,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893157016
• ISBN13: 9781893157019
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Bridger House Publishers Inc
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 8.8"