Crude Dreams - by Jack Roderick (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Jack Roderick's story of oil and politics in Alaska reads like a novel as he tells of the risky, expensive, and mostly frustrating search for oil across the 49th state. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In February 1968, the rumors became reality: An ARCO drilling rig has struck oil -- lots of oil -- on Alaska's remote North Slope. Jack Roderick's story of oil and politics in Alaska reads like a novel as he tells of the risky, expensive, and mostly frustrating search for oil across the 49th state. Oil companies watch one another jealously. Small independents and the new state struggle to share in the action dominated by huge multi-national oil companies. Gov. Bill Egan, the shy grocer from Valdez, stands up to the industry, seeking the largest possible share of oil revenues for Alaskans.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>In February 1968, the rumors became a reality: An ARCO rig has struck oil - lots of oil - on a wind-swept Arctic plain at a place called Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's remote North Slope. It is a watershed event for a young state. Jack Roderick's story of oil and politics in Alaska reads like a novel. He tells of the risky, expensive, and mostly frustrating search for oil across the Northland as oil companies watch one another jealously and often resort to spying...of the infighting and political turmoil in which small independents and the new state struggle to share in the action dominated by huge multi-national oil companies...of Bill Eagan, the shy grocer from Valdez who stands up to the industry seeking the largest possible share of oil revenues for Alaskans...and of the many remarkable men and women who pioneered oil development in Alaska's last frontier.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This sharply written book wonderfully evokes the exciting and colorful history of the oil industry in Alaska."--<strong>Bob Williams, <em>Oil & Gas Journal</em>. </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>"Jack Roderick spins a great yarn about a fascinating industry in a remarkable land. Must reading for anyone who wants to understand the world oil industry." --<strong> Ray Vernon, author, <em>The Oil Crisis</em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>"Jack Roderick knows the players and he experienced the excitement of the early days of exploration and discovery. The tales he tells of those times capture the spirit of the entrepreneurs and adventurers and canny businessmen who followed their dream ... A treasure trove of historic fact which reads like an adventure story." -- <strong>U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska</strong></p><br>
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