Wildcatters: Texas Independent Oilmen

di Roger M. Olien (Autore)

Diana Davids Hinton (Autore)

Texas A & M University Press, 2007

In the 1970s and 1980s, the Texas wildcatter was a recognizable figure in popular culture. Since then, the wildcatter's role is less celebrated but still important, as shown in the new introduction to this edition of a book originally published in 1984 by Texas Monthly Press. Drawing heavily on oral histories, this book tells the story of the West Texas independents as a group, looking at their business strategies in the context of their national, regional, and local conditions. The focus is on the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico over the sixty-year period in which the region rose to prominence on the American oil scene, producing about one-fifth of the nation's output. It is a story that covers vast technological change, governmental regulation, and economic fluctuation with profound implications for the oil and gas community. The new introduction brings the story up-to-date by addressing not only the subsequent careers of the wildcatters described in the book but also the role of independents in the current economy.

• Autore: Roger M. Olien, Diana Davids Hinton
• Editore: Texas A & M University Press
• Anno: 2007
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 256 p.
• EAN: 9781585446063

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