King of the wildcatters : the life and times of Tom Slick, 1883-1930 / Ray Miles. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miles, Ray.

Series:

Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 9

Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history King of the wildcatters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slick, Tom, 1883-1930.

Slick, Tom.

Petroleum industry and trade--United States--History.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Petroleum engineers--United States--Biography.

Petroleum engineers.

Petroleum conservation--United States--History.

Petroleum conservation.

Petroleum engineers--Biography--United States.

Petroleum conservation--History--United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 166 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

"I'm a born trader"

"Every time I drill a well I have to get another partner"

"Well, I'll be d

d!" : Tom Slick in the Cushing Field

In-law entrepreneurs

"To see the oil gush once more"

"Seminole is the greatest pool of oil ever discovered"

"Within a year, I'll be back on top"

"My whole life has been work, work, work."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-07124-1