{"product_id":"finding-oil-9780803234864","title":"Finding Oil","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraces the ever-evolving relationship between science and industry and reveals the unsuspected role geology played in shaping our understanding of the history of oil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eFinding Oil\u003c\/i\u003e] expands considerably our understanding of oil development in the southern plains.\"—Brian C. Black, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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. \u003ci\u003eFinding Oil\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent introduction to this fascinating history.\"—Joseph A. Pratt, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Approachable and well-written.\"—Jordan P. Howell, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Historical Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Frehner has found a story worth telling and has told it well.\"—John W. Stockwell Jr., \u003ci\u003eLeading Edge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFinding Oil\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Wyoming \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1. Local Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Vernacular Authority in the Oil Field\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Collaborative Authority: Nineteenth-Century Foundations of Petroleum Geology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2. Contested Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Shared Authority: Practical Oil Men and Professional Geologists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Institutional Authority: Field Work, Universities, and Surveys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3. Appropriated Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Geology Organized: Henry L. Doherty's Technological System\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405250470231,"sku":"9780803234864","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803234864.jpg?v=1730489283","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/finding-oil-9780803234864","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}