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The Oil-Dorado Of West Virginia; A Full Description Of The Great Mineral Resources Of West Virginia, The Kanawha Valley, And The Country Between The O

The Oil-Dorado Of West Virginia; A Full Description Of The Great Mineral Resources Of West Virginia, The Kanawha Valley, And The Country Between The O

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Technology & EngineeringGeneral World HistoryRegional: Midwest

ISBN10: 9354508375
ISBN13: 9789354508370
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.21 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
When oil fever swept the hills, West Virginia listened. The ground promised sudden wealth. The Oil-Dorado of West Virginia is a brisk, information-rich snapshot of the state at the height of 19th century West Virginia expansion: an economic geology handbook and historical resource survey that tracks west virginia mineral resources across the Kanawha Valley and the country between the Ohio, the Hughes, and the Kanawha River. Written as a practical industrial guidebook reprint for its own day, it follows the logic of an emerging extractive economy, from the appalachian petroleum boom to salt, coal, timber, and transport corridors feeding the Ohio River Valley. The result reads like a field report with ambition: part local history reference book, part prospectus, and a revealing record of how communities, capital, and technology reshaped the region. For readers of economic history research and american mining history, it captures the language of opportunity and the hard arithmetic of resources. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Keep it on the shelf as appalachian industrialization history in primary-source form, or dip in for place-based detail on kanawha valley industry and early energy development. Serious collectors of classic Americana will value its period voice and documentary heft; curious travellers and history readers will find a concise window into a landscape being measured, marketed, and transformed - and fiercely contested on paper.

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