Historic Pittsburgh: Sketches in Crude Oil. Some Accidents and Incidents of the Petroleum Development in all Parts of the Globe

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Digital version of well-known text from 1896. Lots of great lithographs of the era. Sketches in Crude Oil by John McLaurin introduced many Americans to oil and the Pennsylvania oil regions.

Referenced in:
Striking Oil