Weaver, Bobby D. 1936-

Oilfield trash life and labor in the oil patch / Bobby D. Weaver. - first edition. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations, map. - Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 22 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The oil boom, 1901-1905 -- The drillers, 1901-1910 -- The other hands, 1901-1910 -- Moving on up north, 1910-1922 -- The Panhandle-populating cow country, 1919-1930 -- East Texas--changes in the patch, 1930-1935 -- Way out west, 1923-1940 -- Change comes to the oil patch, 1941-1960 -- The making of an oilfield culture, 1901-1960 -- A language of their own.



9781603442503


Petroleum workers--Social life and customs--Texas--20th century.
Petroleum industry and trade--History--Texas--20th century.


Electronic Books.

HD8039 / .O354 2010