Prospectus of the Munchausen, Philosopher's Stone & Gull Creek Oil Company, 1865.

A satirical prospectus for the fictional 'Munchausen Oil Company'. The document was produced to satirise the fraudulent selling of shares for lands that had no indication of the presence of oil in any kind of abundance. After the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania, the ensuing oil rush led t...

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Uniform Title:Prospectus of the Munchausen, Philosopher's Stone & Gull Creek Grand Consolidated Oil Company.
Corporate Author: Cole-Holmquist Press (Printer)
Other Authors: Rittenhouse, Jack D. (Jack DeVere), 1912- (Printer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sierra Madre, California : Stagecoach Press, 1950.
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Call Number: Vertical file HD9567.P4 P76 1950
 
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