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Oil Man: The Story of Frank Phillips & the Birth of Phillips Petroleum
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Oil Man: The Story of Frank Phillips & the Birth of Phillips Petroleum Paperback - 1995

by Michael Wallis

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A rich, rousing gusher of a biography that captures the life and times of an American hero and the birth of the modern oil empire he created.
Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum, was one of the greatest self-made business tycoons of the twentieth century. Here in "Oil Man," Michael Wallis, the best-selling historian of the West, present Phillips against a pageant of luminaries and outlaws that includes Will Rogers, Harry Truman, Edna Ferber, J.Paul Getty, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Spanning the finals days of America's frontier West through the Roaring Twenties and two world warn, "Oil Man" is a bold, colorful biography of the original American entrepreneur. A classic work that continues to gather accolades since its original publication in 1988.

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  • Title Oil Man: The Story of Frank Phillips & the Birth of Phillips Petroleum
  • Author Michael Wallis
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First St. Mzarti
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Griffin, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Publication date May 15, 1995
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780312131357 / 0312131356
  • Weight 1.57 lbs (0.71 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.1 x 1.33 in (23.42 x 15.49 x 3.38 cm)
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Industrialists - United States - Biography, Petroleum industry and trade - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95002131
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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New York: St. Martin's Griffin. Fine. 1995. 1st Trade Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. 1.4 x 9.1 x 5.9 Inches. 480 pages. A rich, rousing gusher of a biography that captures the life and times of an American hero and the birth of the modern oil empire he created.<br><br>Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum, was one of the greatest self-made business tycoons of the twentieth century. Here in <i>Oil Man</i>, Michael Wallis, the best-selling historian of the West, present Phillips against a pageant of luminaries and outlaws that includes Will Rogers, Harry Truman, Edna Ferber, J.Paul Getty, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Spanning the finals days of America's frontier West through the Roaring Twenties and two world warn, <i>Oil Man</i> is a bold, colorful biography of the original American entrepreneur. A classic work that continues to gather accolades since its original publication in 1988.<br> .
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St. Martin's Griffin, New York, 1995. Softcover (16 x 24 cm), xxii, 480 pages. ISBN: 0312131356. Very Good condition. Bumped, rubbed, scuffed. Some light creasing mainly at corners and bottom edges. Tight binding, clean textblock. "Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum, was one of the greatest self-made business tycoons of the twentieth century. Here in 'Oil Man', Michael Wallis, the best-selling historian of the West, presents Phillips against a pageant of luminaries and outlaws that includes Will Rogers, Harry Truman, Edna Ferber, J. Paul Getty, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Spanning the final days of America's frontier West through the Roaring Twenties and two world wars, 'Oil Man' is a bold, colorful biography of the original American entrepreneur. A classic work that continues to gather accolades since its original publication in 1988." Weight (before packaging): 750g
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