Petrolia

The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom

By:

Brian Black

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Creating the North American Landscape

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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 charged the popular imagination with its nearly overnight transition from agriculture to industry. But so unrestrained were these early efforts at oil drilling, Black writes, that "the landscape came to be viewed only as an instrument out of which one could extract crude". In a very short time, Petrolia was a ruined place - environmentally, economically and to some extent even culturally. Black gives historical detail and analysis to account for this transformation.

Author Biography:

Brian Black is an associate professor of history and environmental studies at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College, and editor of Pennsylvania History.

Release date NZ

January 20th, 2004

Author

Brian Black

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

52 Halftones, black and white

Pages

256

Series

Creating the North American Landscape

Dimensions

152x229x15

ISBN-13

9780801877322

Product ID

2018490

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