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Books

  1. Bredeson, Carmen. The Spindletop Gusher.
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  2. Clark, James A. and Halbouty, Michael.
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  3. Landrey, Wanda A.
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  4. Petroleum. The World Book Encyclopedia,
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  5. Petroleum. The World Book Encyclopedia,
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  6. Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown
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Periodicals


  1. Chiles, James R. "Spindletop."
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  2. Conway, John. "The Birth of Texas Oil."
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  4. "Technology's Past, Spindletop Oil Field."
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  5. "When Spindletop Blew In!"
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  6. "The True Story of Texas Tea".
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Websites


  1. American Petroleum Institute
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  2. Basic Oil Primer
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    Last visited February, 2001.

  3. Citgo
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    Last visited March, 2001.

  4. Fuel Oil Facts
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  5. Handbook of Texas Online: LUCAS, ANTHONY FRANCIS
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    Last visited February 2001.

  6. Handbook of Texas Online: SPINDLETOP OILFIELD
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    Last visited February 2001.

  7. History by the Side of the Road
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  8. History of ChEn: Petroleum, Origins
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    Last visited February 2001.

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  13. Spindletop
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    Last visited February 2001.

  14. Texas Energy Museum
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    Last visited March 2001.

  15. Thar She Blows!
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    Last visited January 2001.

  16. The Early Days of Oil History
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    Last visited February 2001.

  17. What is a Refinery?
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  18. What is Crude Oil?
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  22. Image of Lucas gusher
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  30. Image of Gladys City at /J0112442/gchistory.html
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  31. Image of Gladys Bingham
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  32. Image of Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Map
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  33. Image of Gladys City stock
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  34. Image of Gladys City letter
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  35. Image of Thomas Drug Store
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  36. Image of oil derricks
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