Life and Death of an Oilman: The Career of E.W. Marland

Author: John Joseph Mathews
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ISBN: 0806112387
Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) (January, 1992)
Sales Rank: 664,439
Average Customer Rating: 3 out of 5

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This book is an easy read. There are really two stories told: Marland's biography, and also, an history of early economic development in the northern part of the young state of Oklahoma. In a few chapters you will read about geology, Native American tribes, seizure of Indian lands in the "Cherokee Strip", early oilmen, New York bankers, the roaring 1920's and the Great Depression. They all influenced Marland's career as an oilman. The author's (often acerbic) opinions about persons and events are freely given throughout his book.

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