The kings of Big Spring

Description:

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.

subjects: Petroleum industry and trade,  Family,  Biography,  Petroleum industry and trade, united states,  Texas, biography,  Petroleum industry,  Families,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous

People: Bryan Mealer

Places: Texas,  Big Spring (Tex.)