Wildcatters - Texas Independent Oilmen (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)

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 histories, this book tells the story of the West Texas independents as a group, looking at their business strategies in the context of their national, regional, and local conditions. The focus is on the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico over the sixty-year period in which the region rose to prominence on the American oil scene, producing about one-fifth of the nation's output. It is a story that covers vast technological change, governmental regulation, and economic fluctuation with profound implications for the oil and gas community. The new introduction brings the story up-to-date by addressing not only the subsequent careers of the wildcatters described in the book but also the role of independents in the current economy. ROGER M. OLIEN, who holds a Ph.D. from Brown University, lives in Austin and is a member of the TSHA Speakers Bureau.DIANA DAVIDS HINTON holds the J. Conrad Dunagan Chair in regional and business history at the University of Texas-Permian Basin. Her Ph.D. is from Yale University.

General

Imprint:	Texas A & M University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	May 2007
Authors:	Roger M. Olien • Diana Davids Hinton
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	1st pbk. ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-58544-606-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Petroleum & oil industries Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Promotions
LSN:	1-58544-606-8
Barcode:	9781585446063

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