Excerpt from Kay County, Oklahoma
Markets of the world. Its gasoline and motor oils propel automobiles in the streets of New York, Lon don and Paris today, as formerly its horses, which were once a great product of the region, drew carriages through those same streets. This enormous change has taken place during the lifetime of men who are still young. The cow puncher and horse - wrangler of yester day are the oil field worker and must about of today.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a historical account of Kay County, Oklahoma, from its establishment in 1893 to its transformation into a hub for oil production in the early 20th century. The author traces the region's transition from a cattle-ranching and farming frontier to a major center of the petroleum industry. This work provides a unique insight into the role of geology in shaping the development of the Mid-Continent Oil Fields, detailing how the discovery of anticlines revolutionized oil exploration. The book also explores the impact of the oil industry on the lives and livelihoods of the people of Kay County, from the influx of workers and businesses to the environmental challenges associated with oil extraction. Ultimately, this book offers a valuable contribution to our understanding of the history of the American oil industry and the profound changes it brought to communities across the nation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333704094_0
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