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01477aam a2200325Ii 4500 001 5F36D69A1DE711E88A9C381B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180302010020 008 180227t20182018meubj db 000 0ceng d 020 $a 1432847821 020 $a 9781432847821 035 $a (OCoLC)1025329486 040 $a OCP $b eng $e rda $c OCP $d OCP $d JIP $d SILO 043 $a n-us-tx 100 1 $a Mealer, Bryan 245 14 $a The kings of Big Spring : $b God, oil, and one family's search for the American dream / $c Bryan Mealer. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, $c 2018. 300 $a 605 pages (large print) : $b map, genealogical tables ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-601). 520 $a "In 1892, Bryan Mealer's great-grandfather leaves the Georgia mountains and heads west into Texas, looking for wealth and adventure in the raw and open country. But his luck soon runs out. Beset by drought, the family loses their farm just as the dead pastures around them give way to one of the biggest oil booms in American history"--Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Mealer, Bryan 650 0 $a Petroleum industry and trade 655 0 $a Large type books. 941 $a 3 945 $a lpt 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909050029.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006113719.0 952 $l BGPE251 $d 20180302010058.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5F36D69A1DE711E88A9C381B97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search