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“King of the Wildcatters”: The Life and Times of Tom Slick, 1883-1930 (Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History)

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ISBN13: 9781585443994
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Tom Slick used to be a legend a few of the “independents”–folks that hunted for oil the way in which mountain men hunted for furs. Ray Miles traces the growth of Slick’s career and the brand new petroleum industry, including the oil conservation movement, of which Slick used to be an early proponent. He examines the first generation of oilmen who sought fortunes in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas and looks at Slick’s unique hands-on business style of brokering on street corners and eschewing stockholders and board members. In 1929, Slick sold his Oklahoma holdings within the Prairie Oil and Gas Company–the largest sale of oil properties by a person to that date.

“. . . Miles gives us a highly readable biography of an intriguing person and a welcome addition to the history of oil’s first century.”–Southwestern Historical Quarterly

” . . . an informative and well-written account of the life of one of the vital successful and best known independents of an in advance time. It belongs at the shelf of any reader with special interest within the histories of the domestic oil industry and of Oklahoma.”–Western Historical Quarterly
ISBN13: 9781585443994
Condition: New
Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!

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