Petroleum & public safety : risk management in the Gulf South, 1901-2015 /

Using an array of research in original sources, including fire prevention publications, newspapers, municipal records, fire-insurance documents and risk management literature, James McSwain reveals how city officials in Houston, Galveston, New Orleans and Mobile created standards based on technical,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McSwain, James B., 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]
Series:Making the modern South.
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