Giant under the hill - The background story

Giant under the hill - The backstory to Black Gold by Judith Walker Linsley, Ellen Walker Rienstra, & Jo Ann Stiles

The story of Spindletop Hill is told in a vivid and entertaining way. Historical facts are used to illustrate the work of the protagonists involved, Pattillo Higgins, Anthony Lucas, and Al and Curt Hamill. Read all about the birth of the modern oil industry.

304 pages, 2002