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Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil #S02E05

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Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

American Experience  ·  Season 2, Episode 5

The tale of mavericks whose risk-taking, sweat and dreams changed an American industry. Starting with Spindletop, the first Texas gusher in 1902, rare archival film and interviews with pioneering oilmen are set against a contemporary story of a modern "wildcatter," gambling to find his fortune in yet another narrow hole in the Texas earth.


Episode 5 of Season 2 from American Experience — available to stream in HD on any device.

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04 Oct, 1988
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