A Stake in West Texas: Pulling a Chain and Raising a Family Across Big Oil Country

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Rebecca D Henderson

A Stake in West Texas

Pulling a Chain and Raising a Family Across Big Oil Country

Rebecca D Henderson

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History Press Library Editions
21 January 2014

History of the Americas; Petroleum technology; Surveying; Local history

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In 1950, Ann was eighteen and Bob D twenty when he asked her to marry him and hit the road for West Texas. They packed their station wagon, left home and began a life of adventure together on Conoco's West Texas survey crew during the 1950s oil boom. Five kids, twenty-one towns and thirteen years on the road--Bob D and Ann's travels along the highways of West Texas are a portrait in a landscape of oilfields, railroads and ranches. Layering local history with family memoir, author Rebecca D. Henderson reveals a glimpse of mid-century West Texas through her grandparents' adventures as a young couple raising children on the road..

By: Rebecca D Henderson
Imprint: History Press Library Editions
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781540223111
ISBN 10: 1540223116
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 21 January 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active