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Book The Legend of Coal Oil Johnny

Download or read book The Legend of Coal Oil Johnny written by Richard W. Aites and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John W. Steele was raised on a farm in the serene Allegheny Mountains in NW PA. The poor farm boy spent his days doing chores, exploring the surrounding hills and fishing the numerous streams that meandered through the secluded little valleys. In 1859 a yankee named Edwin Drake, drilled the first successful oil well in Titusville, PA. With his success, an influx of oil prospectors, business tycoons and laborers swarmed the area. After the tragic death of Johnny's Aunt Sally, young Steele inherited the farm and a fortune in royalties from oil leases. He later became known as one of the biggest spendthrifts in American history and went from multi-millionaire to bankrupt in a matter of months. Johnny would later recover from his financial hardfall and become one of the greatest legends of his time.

Book Coal Oil Johnny

Download or read book Coal Oil Johnny written by John Washington Steele and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Coal Oil Johnny  Story of His Career as Told by Himself  John Washington Steele

Download or read book Coal Oil Johnny Story of His Career as Told by Himself John Washington Steele written by John Washington Steele and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coal Oil Johnny is an iconic figure in the history of the oil industry, and this book tells his story in his own words. John Washington Steele provides a fascinating insight into the early days of the oil boom and his own role in it. From his days as a young troublemaker to his rise as an oil tycoon, his story is full of drama and intrigue. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the oil industry. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Coal Oil Johnny  Story of His Career As Told by Himself

Download or read book Coal Oil Johnny Story of His Career As Told by Himself written by John Washington Steele and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVIII. Leaving Eouseville in the fall of 1873, I went to Pittsburgh, taking my family with me, my purpose being to try a course in the Iron City Business College, thinking it would further my chances of meeting with success in life. I found Pittsburgh a busier city than when I had visited it in company with Mr. Hayes a few years before, but, in view of my experiences in the interim, it did not seem as large. Nor did I care so much for riding upon the street cars. However, I had a boy to whom this afforded much pleasure, and I often accompanied him. We were in Pittsburgh for four months, the time necessary to complete the course I was taking, and I have always believed I acquitted myself with credit as a student. To see a fellow who had been through the experiences I had, calmly settled down to the life of a scholar even in a business college, seemed almost a paradox to some people. My previous experience had been chiefly confined to one eide of the ledger; now I became acquainted with the other as well. I should have done this earlier in life. We returned to Franklin in the spring of 1874. I tried to secure a position, and several men offered to assist me to that end. But I was not successful, and became somewhat discouraged. The little city did not offer as many opportunities for advancement then as it does to-day. However, I did make a business move to the extent of putting some money in a meat market with my brother-in-law, but the venture did not pay, and I withdrew. I found the feeling of despondency creeping over me again. At times everything seemed to conspire against my getting a foothold. Surrounding me, too, were many who were acquaintances of long standing, and the invitations to drink became too frequent. So I...

Book Coal Oil Johnny

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Washington Steele
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 211 pages

Download or read book Coal Oil Johnny written by John Washington Steele and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Coal Oil Johnny

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  • Author : John Washington Steele
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2013-10
  • ISBN : 9781294105138
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Coal Oil Johnny written by John Washington Steele and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Coal Oil Johnny

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  • Author : John Washington Steele
  • Publisher : Andesite Press
  • Release : 2015-08-12
  • ISBN : 9781296758189
  • Pages : 234 pages

Download or read book Coal Oil Johnny written by John Washington Steele and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Energy in American History

Download or read book Energy in American History written by Jeffrey B. Webb and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2024 with total page 1015 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Contextualizes and analyzes the key energy transitions in U.S. history and the central importance of energy production and consumption on the American environment and in American culture and politics"--

Book When Coal Oil Johnny Goes to Sea

Download or read book When Coal Oil Johnny Goes to Sea written by Edward Nash Hurley and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Crude Reality

Download or read book Crude Reality written by Brian C. Black and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise, accessible introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum has shaped human life since it was first discovered oozing inconspicuously from the soil. For a century, human dependence on petroleum caused little discomfort as we enjoyed the heyday of cheap crude—a glorious episode of energy gluttony that was destined to end. Today, we see the disastrous results in environmental degradation, political instability, and world economic disparity in the waning years of a petroleum-powered civilization—lessons rooted in the finite nature of oil. Considering the nature of oil itself as well as humans’ remarkable relationship with it, Brian C. Black spotlights our modern conundrum and then explores the challenges of our future without oil. It is this essential context, he argues, that will prepare us for our energy transition. Bringing his global perspective and wide-ranging technical knowledge, Black has written an essential contribution to environmental history and the rapidly emerging field of energy history in this sweeping, forward-looking survey.

Book God s Gold

Download or read book God s Gold written by John T. Flynn and published by Ludwig von Mises Institute. This book was released on 1932 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Appalachian Children s Literature

Download or read book Appalachian Children s Literature written by and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive bibliography includes books written about or set in Appalachia from the 18th century to the present. Titles represent the entire region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, including portions of 13 states stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order by author, and each title is accompanied by an annotation, most of which include composite reviews and critical analyses of the work. All classic genres of children's literature are represented.

Book The Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association

Download or read book The Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association written by American Leather Chemists Association and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Soap and Sanitary Chemicals

Download or read book Soap and Sanitary Chemicals written by and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanied by annual buyers' guide called: Soap and sanitary chemicals: blue book and catalog edition.

Book The American Mercury

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  • Author : George Jean Nathan
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1942
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 880 pages

Download or read book The American Mercury written by George Jean Nathan and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The American Mercury

Download or read book The American Mercury written by Henry Louis Mencken and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Built to Last  100  Year Old Hotels in New York

Download or read book Built to Last 100 Year Old Hotels in New York written by Stanley Turkel and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thirty-two century-old hotels featured in this book have defied the passage of time for a variety of reasons, many explicable, some beyond explanation, all miraculous. For eighteen of them, it was the fortuitous creation of the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission in 1965. The landmarks law was enacted in response to the demolition of the iconic Pennsylvania Station in 1963. After 139 years, the following evaluation is still true: "New York is the paradise of hotels. In no other city do they flourish in such numbers, and nowhere else do they attain such a degree of excellence. The hotels of New York naturally take the lead of all others in America, and are regarded by all who have visited them as models of their kind." James D. McCabe, Jr. Lights and Shadows of New York, 1872