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ENTERPRISE IN OIL : A History of Shell in the United States
by Beaton, Kendall
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- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1957. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Embossed red linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NF w/trace edge wear; under mylar. Bookdealer sticker to rear cover verso. Decorated (the scallop, of course) endpapers. Biography of the Shell Oil Company (born 1912 of San Francisco and Tulsa parentage) and its predecessor and subsidiary companies in the United States. 11 chapters w/illustrations and appendices: I, Big Moment of the 19th Century; II, Other Beginnings, Ten Thousand Miles Away; IV, An Investment in Oklahoma, 1912-1920; V, A Springboard to Prominence, 1920-1925; VI, The Golden Era of Volume, 1925-1930; VII, Depression & Deficit, 1930-1935; VIII, Competitiveness, A New Yardstick; IX, A Venture in Chemicals, 1928-1940; X, United for the War Effort, 1941-1945; and, XI, A Billion-Dollar Corporation, 1945-1950. A most commendable work based on 10 years of research, Kendall Beaton refrains from "historical judgement" and rather offers it a base for appraisal of the company by future historians.
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- Title
- ENTERPRISE IN OIL : A History of Shell in the United States
- Author
- Beaton, Kendall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Publisher
- Appleton-Century-Crofts
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- History/Economics/Shell Oil/Business
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