THE BIRTH OF THE OIL INDUSTRY

by Paul H. Giddens ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 13, 1938

From the first findings of petroleum in 1627 to the position of the oil industry in 1870, the author traces the growth of the interest in this natural resource, its first uses -- as medicine, illuminating and lubricating oil -- and the great boom and speculation as it assumed an important part in the business world. This is a business man's book as well as an angle of American history; and the development of the oil industry, according to Ida M. Tarbell in her introduction, was a ""Triumph of individualism"".

Pub Date: Dec. 13, 1938

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 1, 1938

Categories: NONFICTION