{"product_id":"wildcatters-texas-independent-oilmen-volume-20-kenneth-e-montague-series-in-oil-and-business-history-1585446068","title":"Wildcatters: Texas Independent Oilmen (Volume 20) (Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1585446068\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Olien, Roger M.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s and 1980s the Texas wildcatter was a recognizable figure in popular culture. Since then, the wildcatters role is less celebrated but still important, as shown in the new introduction to this edition of a book originally published in 1984 by Texas Monthly Press. Drawing heavily on oral histories, this book tells the story of the West Texas independents as a group, looking at their business strategies in the context of their national, regional, and local conditions. The focus is on the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico over the sixty-year period in which the region rose to prominence on the American oil scene, producing about one-fifth of the nations output. It is a story that covers vast technological change, governmental regulation, and economic fluctuation with profound implications for the oil and gas community. The new introduction brings the story up-to-date by addressing not only the subsequent careers of the wildcatters described in the book but also the role of independents in the current economy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52235093213472,"sku":"NEW1585446068","price":23.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61oHACIpSRL.jpg?v=1787456478","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/wildcatters-texas-independent-oilmen-volume-20-kenneth-e-montague-series-in-oil-and-business-history-1585446068","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}