Spindletop boom days
By: Paul N. Spellman.
Series: Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life series ;; no. 9
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- Texas -- Beaumont.; Gushers -- Texas -- Beaumont.; Beaumont (Tex.) -- History.
Description: "Here, in 328 contemporary photographs, is an eyewitness record of the early days of the Texas oil industry. Portrayals of oil-field folk - drillers, roustabouts, tool dressers, and tycoons - portray how the people lived and worked. Walter Rundell's text provides the historical setting for the photographs, focusing always on the human element. This combination of pictures and text presents a vivid social history of early Texas oil and its tremendous impact on Texas and its people."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-257) and index.