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The natural gas industry in Appalachia : a history from the first discovery to the tapping of the Marcellus Shale /

Title
The natural gas industry in Appalachia : a history from the first discovery to the tapping of the Marcellus Shale / David A. Waples.
Author
Waples, David A., 1958-
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, c2012.

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Description
ix, 367 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.
Summary
"The large scale, practical uses of natural gas were initially introduced by innovators Joseph Pew and George Westinghouse for the steel and glass industries in Pittsburgh, and local gas companies evolved from individual wells to an interstate supply network acquired by Rockefeller's Standard Oil interests"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9780786470006 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786470003 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2012010698
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library