American Experience - Season 2 Episode 5 Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil
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.
First Air Date: Oct 04, 1988
Last Air date: Nov 12, 2024
Season: 37 Season
Episode: 396 Episode
Runtime: 55 minutes
IMDb: 7.45/10 by 29.00 users
Popularity: 199.967
Language: English
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The Great Air Race of 1924
Demon Rum
A Family Gathering
The Great War: 1918
Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil
Forever Baseball
Mr. Sears' Catalogue
Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
Adam Clayton Powell
Journey to America
Ballad of a Mountain Man
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Orphans of the Storm
Forbidden City, USA
Battle for Wilderness
Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad