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# Oil in Texas: The Gusher Age, 1895-1945: Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A great introduction to the early history of the Early Oil industry focussing on Texas I went for the Audible version
  

*by D***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 4, 2014*

I am a New Zealander so neither a Texan or of Oil StockIt would be a pity if this excellent work only found its way into the above homes.I found it a very useful introduction to the early history of Oil. It's focus is on Texas and the approach is by area and chronology.Eg it takes the Spindletop area and follows its story through in that chapterLater it takes the Permian Basin and shows how it fairly barren and rug hard area became a major oil area.One learns about sweet crude and (sulphurous ) sour crude and crude with a fair mixture of paraffinTechnological developments like developments in drilling,storage, pipelines, refining and exploration are scattered throughout the text.With improvements in refining Aviation Octane arrived just before WWII and the modern Plastics industry was just startingOne is introduced to a number of major and smaller players with bigger firms,indecent ants and loners.One sees how Texas aimed to control the finances so that Texas benefitted mostOne also learns about the problems for the Permian Basin-- it's inassessability and the poor nature of its crude so that it didn't attract a premiumOne learns how the University of Texas became the richest University in the World. In the Texas constitution from the 1860's I think , the founders of Texas put extensive but near valueless lands aside for 2 universities. Nothing much came of this till oil was struck on University lands in the Permian Basin. The story has lots of twists and turns (what royalties went to Ranchers, what to the University of Texas, what to UAM etc)I hope I haven't put you wrong on the details. I have learnt a lot from the book and will be going though it again to try and firm up on a number of details.I had the kindle version but found I made a lot more progress by someone reading it to meI think this helps bring out the gripping nature of the storySee the Audible version that is unabridged(click author's name which will take you to various versions of this work- one at least has the Audible setting. If you are an Audible member go direct to Audible)I found the pictures didn't open in my kindle editionIf you like picture books of Early Oil history see
  
Early Texas Oil: A Photographic History, 1866-1936 (Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History)







  
  
     Some of my general comments are found under my review
  
Early Oklahoma Oil: A Photographic History, 1859-1936 (Montague History of Oil Series)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Oil in Texas: The Gusher age, 1895-1945
  

*by D***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2013*

This book, bought for our son whose career is in the oil and gas industry, was just right for him.  I had reviewed another copy while visiting my brother, Bill Fortune.  He, too, received a new copy a few weeks ago and upon his recommendation, I decided to buy one for our son.  I read quite a bit from the book before I passed it on and for sure want to read it all someday.  The fact that it was once in a library made it quite interesting.  We Texans enjoy all aspects of our state history and what I read did not disappoint.  The preface was clear in expressing the intent of the book and I am certain that our son aw well as his wife [ her family has been in the West Texas oil and gas work for generations] will be blessed with this fascinating read.  I recommend it for a gift to almost anyone who enjoys Texas history.Dorothy Fortune Hayner

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    early texas oil
  

*by J***G on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 6, 2014*

Not the easiest book to read. A great deal of politics but very good. I learned a lot from this book. I ended up buying the hardcopy and audio book too. It's a great passive listening book. I was doing a research paper on east Texas and this book gave me a great starting point. Very well written.

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