Costco to Host Book Signing for Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil

SUGAR LAND, Texas - May 25, 2016 - PRLog -- Costco to Host Book Signing for Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil

Bartee Haile will be available to sign copies of the state history book

On January 10, 1901, Beaumont awoke to the historic roar of the Spindletop gusher. A flood of frantic fortune seekers heard its call and quickly descended on the town. Over the next three decades, Texas's first oi l rush transformed the sparsely populated rural state practically beyond recognition. Brothels, bordellos and slums overran sleepy towns, and thick, black oil spilled over once-green pastures. While dreams came true for a precious few, most settled for high-risk, dangerous jobs in the oilfields and passed what spare time they had in the vice districts fueled by crude. From the violent shanties of Desdemona and Mexia to Borger and beyond, wi ldcat speculators, grif ters and barons took the land for all it was worth. Author Bartee Haile explores the story of these wild and wooly boomtowns.

Highlights from the Book:

·          Meet Hugh Roy Cullen, Houston oil tycoon who gave away is $200 million dollar fortune prior to his death in 1957.

·         Many vintage photographs are never before seen or published!

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Costco

17520 Southwest Freeway

Sugar Land, TX 77479

When: Friday, June 3rd, 2016; 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467118231).

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