Title: The Spindletop gusher
Subtitle: the story of the Texas oil boom
First published: 1996
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.
Subjects: Gushers, Petroleum, Petroleum industry and trade, Oil well drilling, Juvenile literature, History, Petroleum industry and trade, history
Places: Texas, Beaumont
LC classification: TN872.T4 B74 1996