A Few Scraps, Oily and Otherwise by Alfred W Smiley
Originally published in 1907. Records the birth of the oil industry in Pennsylvania from the eyewitness perspective of Alfred Smiley, a Pennsylvania native who worked on the world's first modern oil well.Alfred W. Smiley (1843–1927) was a clerk, administrator, and owner of several oil fields, operating his own refinery in Shamburg, Pennsylvania. He later became a member of the first board of directors of the Foxburg, St. Petersburg, and Clarion Railroad Company. In 1886 he was elected to the legislature for Clarion County, and he served as the Democratic presidential elector for the twenty-seventh district of Pennsylvania.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780271062129 |
| ISBN 10 | 0271062126 |
| Title | A Few Scraps, Oily and Otherwise |
| Author | Alfred W Smiley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Year published | 2013-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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