Title: Enterprise in oil; a history of Shell in the United States.
Authors: Beaton, Kendall.; Chandler, Alfred D. 1918-2007,
Publisher: Appleton-Century-Crofts,
Year: 1957
Subjects: Shell Oil Company.
Contents: Big moment of the nineteenth century -- Other beginnings, ten thousand miles away -- Sumatra to Seattle, 1912-1920 -- An investment in Oklahoma, 1912-1920 -- A springboard to prominence, 1920-1925 -- The golden era of volume, 1925-1930 -- Depression and deficit, 1930-1935 -- Competitiveness, a new yardstick, 1935-1940 -- A venture in chemicals, 1928-1940 -- United for the war effort, 1941-1945 -- A billion-dollar corporation, 1945-1950 -- Appendix A. Some important dates in Shell history -- Appendix B. Officers of the Shell companies -- Appendix C. Statistical tables.