Harsh country, hard times Clayton Wheat Williams and the transformation of the Trans-Pecos

Harsh country, hard times : Clayton Wheat Williams and the transformation of the Trans-Pecos / Janet Williams Pollard and Louis Gwin.

Author/creator	Pollard, Janet Williams
Other author/creator	Gwin, Louis.
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	College Station : Texas A&M University Press,
Description	p. cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)	Williams, Clayton. United States. Army--Officers --Biography. World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns --France. Ranchers--Texas --Biography. Historians--Texas --Biography. Petroleum industry and trade--Texas --History. Statesmen--Texas --Biography. Fort Stockton (Tex.)--Biography. Trans-Pecos (Tex. and N.M.)--History --20th century. Texas--History --20th century.

Series	Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life series ; no. 13 Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life series ; no. 13. ^A277138
Contents	Prologue -- Paradise for men and dogs and hell for women and horses -- Growing up in Fort Stockton -- The suicide club -- French friends and new adventures -- Paris is bombed -- Searching for oil west of the Pecos -- "Dangerous business and dangerous surroundings" -- Drilling the University No. 1-B well -- Risk, failure, and reward -- A public figure -- A love of history.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-242) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011007988
ISBN	9781603442831 (alk. paper)
ISBN	1603442839 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9781603444798 (e-book)
ISBN	1603444793 (e-book)

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