Oilfield History & Fiction Books
A brief look at some history books, personal accounts and biographies from America’s oilfields.
American Oil & Gas Historical Society energy education website content includes updated links to oil history books and many other media resources relating to U.S. petroleum history. Classic historical texts available online include Paul H. Giddens’s 1936 The Birth of the Oil Industry (with introduction by Ida Tarbell). Historic, petroleum-related images by noted painters also are featured in Oilfield Artists. Historical society’s website visitors also have asked for a post that includes their fiction, oil patch research, and personal accounts or biographies. (more…)
