Myth, legend, reality : Edwin Laurentine Drake and the early oil industry / William R. Brice.

Author: Brice, William R.

Imprint:Oil City, PA : Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism, 2009.

Descriptionxii, 661 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Note:The early history -- Petroleum in the new world -- Prelude to the modern industry -- Early oil eneterpreneurs and the Drake well -- The Connecticut connection -- The Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company of Connecticut -- Titusville and the well -- After the well -- Life after Titusville.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 637-652) and index.

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