Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom (Creating

Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom (Creating the North American Landscape)

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 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 placeâ€•environmentally, economically, and to some extent even culturally. Black gives historical detail and analysis to account for this transformation.

Country	USA
Author	Brian Black
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press
EAN	9780801877322
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0801877326
Label	Johns Hopkins University Press
Manufacturer	Johns Hopkins University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2003-10-21
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Studio	Johns Hopkins University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom (Creating the North American Landscape)