{"product_id":"finding-oil-the-nature-of-petroleum-geology-1859-1920-hardback-9780803234864","title":"Finding Oil; The Nature of Petroleum Geology, 1859-1920 (Hardback) 9780803234864","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFinding Oil\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Nature of Petroleum Geology, 1859-1920\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian Frehner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780803234864\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 34 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.502 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eFinding Oil\u003c\/i\u003e] expands considerably our understanding of oil development in the southern plains.\"—Brian C. Black, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"As oil became more difficult, more expensive, and riskier to find, investments in the training and employment of professional geologists made economic sense to practical oil men bent on creating global scientific knowledge of the best places to explore. \u003ci\u003eFinding Oil\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent introduction to this fascinating history.\"—Joseph A. Pratt, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Approachable and well-written.\"—Jordan P. Howell, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Historical Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Frehner has found a story worth telling and has told it well.\"—John W. Stockwell Jr., \u003ci\u003eLeading Edge\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFinding Oil\u003c\/i\u003e deserves a secure place on the bookshelves of oil history scholars and buffs. But it should also appeal to anyone interested in the history of the natural sciences, the relationship between nature and culture, and the intersections between business, technology, and the environment.\"—Tyler Priest, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Wyoming \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Effectively illustrated and thoroughly footnoted, with an extensive bibliography and a complete index, the book provides an intelligent readership with an appreciation for the temporal and technical aspects of early petroleum geology.\"—W. C. Peters, \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Published in Cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Because oil has made fortunes, caused wars, and shaped nations, no one questions the assertion that the quest for oil is a quest for power. The question we should ask, \u003ci\u003eFinding Oil\u003c\/i\u003e suggests, is rather what kind of power prospectors have wanted. This book revises oil’s early history by exploring the incredibly varied stories of the men who pitted themselves against nature to unleash the power of oil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brian Frehner shows how, despite the towering presence of a figure like John D. Rockefeller as a quintessential “oil man,” prospectors were a diverse lot who saw themselves, their interests, and their relationships with nature in profoundly different ways. He traces their various pursuits of power from 1859 to 1920 as a struggle for cultural, intellectual, and professional authority over both nature and their peers. Charting the intersection between human and natural history, their stories trace the ever-evolving relationship between science and industry and reveal the unexpected role geology played in shaping our understanding of the history of oil. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 1. Local Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Vernacular Authority in the Oil Field\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Collaborative Authority: Nineteenth-Century Foundations of Petroleum Geology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 2. Contested Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Shared Authority: Practical Oil Men and Professional Geologists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Institutional Authority: Field Work, Universities, and Surveys\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 3. Appropriated Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Geology Organized: Henry L. Doherty's Technological System\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545953562904,"sku":"9780803234864","price":55.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/finding-oil-the-nature-of-petroleum-geology-1859-1920-hardback-9780803234864","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}