The Spindletop gusher
Subtitle: the story of the Texas oil boom
By: Carmen Bredeson.
Publisher: Bright Sky Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houston, Tex
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781933979663
Subjects: Petroleum -- Texas -- History; Petroleum industry and trade -- Texas -- Juvenile literature; Oil well drilling -- Texas -- Beaumont -- Juvenile literature; Gushers -- Texas -- Beaumont -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A hissing noise filled the air; title: This 1077 acres for sale; title: cheap; title: There was an avalanche of oil; title: Millions of dollars changed hands; title: Oil burns cleaner than coal; title: Americans were thrilled with the automobile; title: Petroleum is the fuel; title: That drives the world; title: Gladys City; title: a boomtown replica.