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Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

S2E5 Oct 31, 1989 Runtime TBD

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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.

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Episode details

Episode: S2E5

Aired: Oct 31, 1989

Runtime: Runtime TBD