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Santa Rita, patron saint of the Impossible, belied her name. Santa Rita, the University discovery oil well, blew in on May 28, 1923. The well marked a turning point for The University of Texas and started the institution in the oil business on a huge scale.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwettmann, Martin W. (Author)
Other Authors: Lea, Tom, 1907-2001 (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : Texas State Historical Association, 1958.
Edition:Reprinted for the Texas State Historical Association, 1958.
Subjects:
University of Texas > History.
University of Texas.
Petroleum industry and trade > Texas > Reagan County.
Petroleum industry and trade.
Texas > Reagan County.
Description
Summary:Santa Rita, patron saint of the Impossible, belied her name. Santa Rita, the University discovery oil well, blew in on May 28, 1923. The well marked a turning point for The University of Texas and started the institution in the oil business on a huge scale.
Item Description:Two of the Cushing Library/Lowman Collection copies are a gift of John C. Jacobs.
Reprint of 1943 edition.
"Reprinted for the Texas State Historical Association, 1958, Carl Hertzog, designer."--Preliminary page.
Physical Description:xix, 43 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm