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Harsh country, hard times Clayton Wheat Williams and the transformation of the Trans-Pecos /

Main Author: Pollard, Janet Williams.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Gwin, Louis.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life series ; no. 13
Subjects:
Williams, Clayton.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > France.
Ranchers > Texas
Historians > Texas
Petroleum industry and trade > History. > Texas
Statesmen > Texas
Fort Stockton (Tex.)
Trans-Pecos (Tex. and N.M.) > History > 20th century.
Texas > History > 20th century.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10492845
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • "Paradise for men and dogs and hell for women and horses"
  • Growing up in Fort Stockton
  • The suicide club
  • French friends and new adventures
  • Paris is bombed
  • Searching for oil west of the Pecos
  • "Dangerous business and dangerous surroundings"
  • Drilling the University No. 1-B well
  • Risk, failure, and reward
  • A public figure
  • A love of history.

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