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The book outlines the beginnings of the discovery of oil in the Persian Gulf during the 1930s by oil companies from around the world. The exploration for oil took place during the depression of the 1930s and companies in the US and other countries were hesitant to spend resources looking for oil.
- Wallace Earle Stegner
- 1971
18 de sept. de 2007 · Illuminating a little-known but extremely significant period in world history—the discovery of oil in the Middle East and the beginnings of what is now the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)—this captivating history explores the birth of the Middle Eastern oil industry.
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- 1971
- Wallace Earle Stegner
- Wallace Stegner
Illuminating a little-known but extremely significant period in world history—the discovery of oil in the Middle East and the beginnings of what is now the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)—this captivating history explores the birth of the Middle Eastern oil industry.
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- Hardcover
From the king and his royal court to the desert guides, scientists, and mechanics who built the original oil company, Aramco, the distant and desperately poor world of Depression-era Saudi Arabia...
- Wallace Stegner
- Selwa Press, 2007
- illustrated, reprint
- Discovery!: The Search for Arabian Oil
The Search for Arabian Oil," Stegner chronicled the construction of the first wells, the political and corporate tussles, and the collaboration across cultures. It's a tale that includes Saudi princes, U.S. scientists, mechanics, desert guides, British nobility and a cast of colorful characters.
Discovery!: The Search for Arabian Oil : thomas-w-lippman-wallace-stegner: Amazon.com.mx: Libros
The Search for Arabian Oil. Wallace Earle Stegner. Selwa Press, $24.95 (259pp) ISBN 978-0-9701157-4-4. An undistinguished writing professor at Stanford when he was commissioned by the...
