Oilfield Trash - Life and Labor in the Oil Patch (Paperback)

When the first gusher blew in at Spindletop, near Beaumont, Texas, in 1901, petroleum began to supplant cotton and cattle as the economic engine of the state and region. Very soon, much of the workforce migrated from the cotton field to the oilfield, following the lure of the wealth being created by black gold. The early decades of the twentieth century witnessed the development of an oilfield culture, as these workers defined and solidified their position within the region's social fabric. Over time, the work force grew more professionalized, and technological change attracted a different type of labourer. Bobby D. Weaver grew up and worked in the oil patch. Now, drawing on oral histories supplemented and confirmed by other research, he tells the colourful stories of the workers who actually brought oil wealth to Texas. Drillers, shooters, toolies, pipeliners, teamsters, roustabouts, tank builders, roughnecks . . . each of them played a role in the frenzied, hard-driving lifestyle of the boomtowns that sprouted overnight in association with each major oil discovery. Weaver tracks the differences between company workers and contract workers. He details the work itself and the ethos that surrounds it. He highlights the similarities and differences from one field to another and traces changing aspects of the work over time. Above all, Oilfield Trash captures the unique voices of the labouring people who worked long, hard hours, often risking life and limb to keep the drilling rigs "turning to the right".

General

Imprint:	Texas A & M University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	August 2013
Authors:	Bobby D. Weaver
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-62349-064-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Fossil fuel technologies > Petroleum technology Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-62349-064-2
Barcode:	9781623490645

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