Santa Rita : the University of Texas oil discovery /

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), Hertzog, Carl (Printer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : Texas State Historical Association, 1943. El Paso : Printed for the Texas State Historical Association by Carl Hertzog.
Subjects:	University of Texas. University of Texas Petroleum industry and trade > Texas > Reagan County. Petroleum industry and trade Texas > Reagan County History -- > Texas -- > Oil discovery. Bookplates (Provenance) > 20th century > United States > Specimens. Laid paper (Paper).

Table of Contents:

Chapter I The dream and the dreamer
Chapter II The drill and the driller
Chapter III The spray of gold
Chapter IV Saint of the impossible
Chapter V The derrick comes home
The log.