Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom
By Brian Black
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By Brian Black
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Winner of the Paul H. Giddens Prize in Oil History from Oil Heritage Region, Inc.
In Petrolia, Brian Black offers a geographical and social history of a region that was not only the site of America's first oil boom but was also the world's largest oil producer between 1859 and 1873. Against the background of the growing demand for petroleum throughout and immediately following the Civil War, Black describes Oil Creek Valley's descent into environmental hell. Known as "Petrolia," the region c...






















