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Frehner has found a story worth telling and has told it well. -John W. Stockwell Jr., Leading Edge -- John W. Stockwell Jr. * Leading Edge * [Finding Oil] expands considerably our understanding of oil development in the southern plains. -Brian C. Black, Journal of Southern History -- Brian C. Black * Journal of Southern History * Elegant, thoughtful. . . . Intelligent, well-written. . . . [Frehner] provides a detailed case study of the transition from local, contingent, traditional ways of knowing nature to universal scientific and managerial knowledge in the early twentieth century. -Kathryn Morse, Pacific Historical Review -- Kathryn Morse * Pacific Historical Review * Finding Oil deserves a secure place on the bookshelves of oil history scholars and buffs. But it should also appeal to anyone interested in the history of the natural sciences, the relationship between nature and culture, and the intersections between business, technology, and the environment. -Tyler Priest, Annals of Wyoming -- Tyler Priest * Annals of Wyoming * As oil became more difficult, more expensive, and riskier to find, investments in the training and employment of professional geologists made economic sense to practical oil men bent on creating global scientific knowledge of the best places to explore. Finding Oil is an excellent introduction to this fascinating history. -Joseph A. Pratt, Journal of American History -- Joseph A. Pratt * Journal of American History * Effectively illustrated and thoroughly footnoted, with an extensive bibliography and a complete index, the book provides an intelligent readership with an appreciation for the temporal and technical aspects of early petroleum geology. -W. C. Peters, CHOICE -- W. C. Peters * CHOICE *

[Finding Oil] expands considerably our understanding of oil development in the southern plains. -Brian C. Black, Journal of Southern History As oil became more difficult, more expensive, and riskier to find, investments in the training and employment of professional geologists made economic sense to practical oil men bent on creating global scientific knowledge of the best places to explore. Finding Oil is an excellent introduction to this fascinating history. -Joseph A. Pratt, Journal of American History Approachable and well-written. -Jordan P. Howell, Journal of Historical Geography Frehner has found a story worth telling and has told it well. -John W. Stockwell Jr., Leading Edge Finding Oil deserves a secure place on the bookshelves of oil history scholars and buffs. But it should also appeal to anyone interested in the history of the natural sciences, the relationship between nature and culture, and the intersections between business, technology, and the environment. -Tyler Priest, Annals of Wyoming Effectively illustrated and thoroughly footnoted, with an extensive bibliography and a complete index, the book provides an intelligent readership with an appreciation for the temporal and technical aspects of early petroleum geology. -W. C. Peters, CHOICE

Effectively illustrated and thoroughly footnoted, with an extensive bibliography and a complete index, the book provides an intelligent readership with an appreciation for the temporal and technical aspects of early petroleum geology. W. C./i>--W. C. Peters CHOICE

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Brian Frehner is an associate professor of history at Oklahoma State University. He is the coeditor of Indians and Energy: Exploitation and Opportunity in the American Southwest.

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