The kings of Big Spring
Subtitle: God, oil, and one family's search for the American dream
By: Bryan Mealer
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9781250058911
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade; Family; Biography
Description: In 1892, Bryan Mealer's great-grandfather leaves the Georgia mountains and heads west into Texas, looking for wealth and adventure in the raw and open country. But his luck soon runs out. Beset by drought, the family loses their farm just as the dead pastures around them give way to one of the biggest oil booms in American history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-369).