The Spindletop gusher
By: Carmen Bredeson.
Series: Spotlight on American history
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Brookfield, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- Texas -- Juvenile literature.; Gushers -- Texas -- Beaumont -- Juvenile literature.; Petroleum industry and trade -- Texas -- History.; Oil well drilling.
Description: Chronicles the discovery of oil in Beaumont, Texas, in 1901, focusing on the gusher, speculators, quick fortunes, and population explosion which led to the broader significance of oil as a new energy source.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.