| Author | : Penny Richards |
| Publisher | : Harlequin Treasury-Silhouette Special Edition 90s |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780373241552 |
Wildcatter's Kid by Penny Richards released on Dec 25, 1997 is available now for purchase.
Wildcatters
| Author | : Charles Moncrief |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2013-02-05 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1621570959 |
This true story of greed, corruption, and scandal follows one of the most famous oil families in Texas. Moncrief reveals how petty office politics in his family's business led to a frame-up, explores the effects from the subsequent IRS raid, and details the years-long trial that ended with the Moncrief family absolved of all charges.
Wildcatters
| Author | : Roger M. Olien |
| Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781585446063 |
In the 1970s and 1980s the Texas wildcatter was a recognizable figure in popular culture. Since then, the wildcatter's role is less celebrated but still important, as shown in the new introduction to this edition of a book originally published in 1984 by Texas Monthly Press. Drawing heavily on oral histories, this book tells the story of the West Texas independents as a group, looking at their business strategies in the context of their national, regional, and local conditions. The focus is on the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico over the sixty-year period in which the region rose to prominence on the American oil scene, producing about one-fifth of the nation's output. It is a story that covers vast technological change, governmental regulation, and economic fluctuation with profound implications for the oil and gas community. The new introduction brings the story up-to-date by addressing not only the subsequent careers of the wildcatters described in the book but also the role of independents in the current economy. ROGER M. OLIEN, who holds a Ph.D. from Brown University, lives in Austin and is a member of the TSHA Speakers Bureau.DIANA DAVIDS HINTON holds the J. Conrad Dunagan Chair in regional and business history at the University of Texas-Permian Basin. Her Ph.D. is from Yale University.
The Texas Wildcatter's Baby
| Author | : Cathy Gillen Thacker |
| Publisher | : Harlequin |
| Total Pages | : 219 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0373755104 |
Love Isn't Part of the Deal Ginger Rollins can't believe she gave in to temptation--again! It's time for her and Rand McCabe to face the consequences. Never mind that the geological engineer and sexy environmental cowboy are on opposite sides when it comes to the Texas land they both love. Now that she's pregnant, they have one option. Rand isn't used to being proposed to by a woman--especially one as gorgeous as Ginger--but he's all for getting married. Too bad the independent wildcatter sees their union as a nonnegotiable deal. Doesn't she know they share more than hot chemistry? How long can he keep his feelings--and their baby--a secret? Rand vowed to love and honor Ginger forever. And it's a promise he intends to keep....
THE WILDCATTER
| Author | : Peggy Nicholson |
| Publisher | : Harlequin |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2012-04-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1459240456 |
Seeking treasure—finding pleasure Penniless wildcatter Miguel Heydt has come seeking his fortune—oil—on Suntop land. But the cranky old owner of the Colorado ranch will tolerate no mineral exploration on his spread, so Miguel hires on with the ranch’s haying crew and explores for oil at night. Until a secret contract the rancher proposes is too tempting for Miguel to resist. In exchange for unlimited drilling rights, he’s to marry the old man’s daughter, Risa, and produce the male heir Ben craves. Miguel woos, wins, beds and then weds Risa—falls in love with her, too. But minutes after the wedding, she finds out what he did and she flees. Eleven years later, Risa and Miguel meet at Suntop once more, and the fire between them is still there. But how can she trust him again? A man who’d marry her for drilling rights…a man who’d trade his own son for an oil well?
The Wildcatters
| Author | : Jr. Tait |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2013-10 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781258960971 |
This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.
Wildcatter
| Author | : Dave Duncan |
| Publisher | : Open Road Media |
| Total Pages | : 231 |
| Release | : 2014-04-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1497635454 |
A crew of space age prospectors search for valuable resources on an unknown—and potentially unfriendly—planet in this “action packed thriller” (SFRevu.com). As long as there is money to be made, there will be wildcatters. Throughout human history, wildcatters, the first great explorers and prospectors to lay claim to newly discovered lands, have marched to the beat of a different drummer—motivated by a deep yearning to be the first to walk on uncharted land and benefit from treasures yet to be discovered. In the future, wildcatters in space will travel to exoplanets, located in the Big Nothing, to search for new chemicals that, when transformed into pharmaceuticals, will bring untold wealth and fame to the individuals and corporations that stake their claim for exclusive exploitation rights. Such is the quest of the crew of the independent starship Golden Hind, whose mission is to travel a year and a half to “Cacafuego,” beat the larger corporations to the exoplanet’s resources, and strike it rich for themselves. But will a yellow warning flag, planted above the planet, stop them? Or will the Golden Hind’s prospector foray to the planet’s surface, possibly never to return alive? Wildcatter is a raucous tale of mystery, greed, and passion, told by master storyteller Dave Duncan, who was once himself a real wildcatter!
The Frackers
| Author | : Gregory Zuckerman |
| Publisher | : Portfolio |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Hydraulic fracturing |
| ISBN | : 9780670923670 |
Meet the Frackers. George Mitchell, the son of a Greek goatherder, who tried to extract gas from rock that experts deemed worthless. He faced an unexpected obstacle in his quest to change history. Aubrey McClendon, the charismatic descendant of an Oklahoma energy dynasty, who scored billions leading a land grab. He wasn't prepared for the shocking fallout of his discoveries. Tom Ward, who overcame a troubled childhood to become one of the nation's wealthiest men. He could handle natural-gas fields but had more trouble with a Wall Street power broker. Harold Hamm, the son of poor farmer, who believed America had more oil than anyone imagined. Hamm was determined to find the crude before others caught on. Charif Souki, the dashing Lebanese immigrant who saw his career crumble and his fortune disintegrate, leaving one last, unlikely chance for success. Mark Papa, the Enron castoff who panicked when he realized a resurgence of American natural gas was at hand: one that his company wasn't prepared for. Praise for The Greatest Trade Ever 'Simply terrific. Easily the best of the post-crash financial books.' Malcolm Gladwell 'The definitive account of a strange and wonderful subplot of the financial crisis.' Michael Lewis 'Zuckerman is a first-rate reporter who is able to explain the complexities of finance in layman's terms. At times, The Greatest Trade Ever reads like a thriller.' The New York Times
Children of the Divide
| Author | : Patrick S. Tomlinson |
| Publisher | : Watkins Media Limited |
| Total Pages | : 454 |
| Release | : 2017-08-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0857666835 |
No matter how far humanity comes, it can’t escape its own worst impulses in this far-future science fiction thriller from the author of The Ark A new generation comes of age eighteen years after humanity arrived on the colony planet Gaia. Now threats from both within and outside their Trident threaten everything they’ve built. The discovery of an alien installation inside Gaia’s moon, terrorist attacks, and the kidnap of a man’s daughter stretch the community to its breaking point, but only two men stand a chance of solving all three mysteries before the makeshift planetary government shuts everything down.
