Harsh country, hard times Clayton Wheat Williams and the transformation of the Trans-Pecos - Pollard, Janet Williams; Gwin, Louis; ebrary, Inc. (College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2011)
Prologue -- "Paradise for men and dogs and hell for women and horses" -- Growing up in Fort Stockton -- The suicide club -- French friends and new adventures -- Paris is bombed -- Searching for oil west of the Pecos -- "Dangerous business and dangerous surroundings" -- Drilling the University No. 1-B well -- Risk, failure, and reward -- A public figure -- A love of history.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Williams, Clayton; United States. -- Army -- Officers -- Biography; World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France; Ranchers -- Texas -- Biography; Historians -- Texas -- Biography; Petroleum industry and trade -- Texas -- History; Statesmen -- Texas -- Biography; Fort Stockton (Tex.) -- Biography; Trans-Pecos (Tex. and N.M.) -- History -- 20th century; Texas -- History -- 20th century; Electronic books