Wildcatters: Texas Independent Oilmen

by Diana Davids Hinton, Diana Davids Olien, Roger M. Olien

Book Overview

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 interviews, this book tells the story of the West Texas independents as a group, looking at their business strategies in the context of their national,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 093201285X
• ISBN13: 9780932012852
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.