A stake in West Texas
Subtitle: pulling a chain and raising a family across big oil country
By: Rebecca D. Henderson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781626193802
Subjects: Social life and customs; History; Petroleum industry and trade; Petroleum workers; Cities and towns
Description: "The story of a Conoco surveyor and his family in West Texas in the middle decades of the twentieth century provides the framework for a thoughtful exploration of the region's history and settlement"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) an index.