Buy this book on-line Roger M. Olien and Diana Davids Olien : Oil Booms: Social Change in Five Texas TownsUniversity of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1982 ISBN 080323550X
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BI5 - A first edition (no additional printings) hardcover book SIGNED by Roger Olien and Diana Olien and inscribed to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, half-inch tear on the front lower left corner, some scattered scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. In the familiar picture of oil booms, they are violent, colorful, and generally destructive to the towns they affect. This view, which has long prevailed in books, articles, movies, and American folklore, however, does not stand up to close scrutiny. The authors examine five communities in the Permian Basin of West Texas - Odessa, Midland, Snyder, Wink, and McCamey - to present a new and full picture of oil booms and their effects on individuals and communities. 9.25"x6.5", 220 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Roger M. Olien and Diana Davids Olien : Oil Booms: Social Change in Five Texas Towns. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, first editions, livres d'occasion, libri rari and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |