01710cam a2200313 i 4500 122737968 TxAuBib 19940222120000.0 800929s1981||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 79007867 9780385146371 038514637X (OCoLC)6861986 TxAuBib rda Helgesen, Sally, 1948- Wildcatters : a story of Texans, oil, and money / by Sally Helgesen. 1st ed. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1981. xviii, 198 p. : HB ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Contents: Better luck next time -- The Wild cutting edge of the Frontier -- Of grandfathers and heroes -- No guts, no blue chips -- Where the West begins -- The Daddy of them all -- I'd rather be lucky than smart -- Getting while the getting's good -- To hell with the herd Laws -- A West Texas Superlative -- The Deal that got away -- The last elephant shoot -- Veal Chop man -- The Face of Texas -- Romance and rebellion -- The sweet life -- The World -- A Trunkload of Maps -- Code Name: The Project -- The Cadillac of the Oil business - Baptism by fire -- The Juice -- Better luck this time. Here is the rough and tumble story of the great oil millionaires of Texas and of the dynasties the founded. Here is the story of the dreamers and schemers who took big risks, gambled for the highest stakes, and struck it rich in black gold. 19940222. Petroleum industry and trade Texas. Oil fields Texas. TXING