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Early Texas Oil: A Photographic History, 1866-1936 (The Montague History of Oil Series, No. 1)by Walter Rundell Jr.
Hardcover Cloth 260 pages with Three hundred twenty-eight photographs. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Good. Stated first edition 1977. Handsome black boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept with the usual shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned with minor signs of wear and/or age. An unclipped dust jacket is discolored with age with the considerable shelf wear - tears, scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
A captivating glimpse into the transformative impact of oil on Texas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
At the turn of the century, oil revolutionized the Texas economy, leaving indelible marks on the state's landscape and society. In this volume, Rundell presents an eyewitness record through 328 contemporary photographs of… Read More