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Prize, The: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power; Empires of Oil
03/25/1993

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- Series
- Prize, The: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power
- Program
- Empires of Oil
- Program Number
102
- Series Description
Broadcast January 1993
Based on Daniel Yergin's bestselling book on the history of oil, this series tells the history of oil, starting in the 1850s with the first oil well in Titusville, PA, and continuing through the Gulf War and into the future, speculating on the role oil will play in our society in the next century. Donald Sutherland narrates. Series release date: 1993
- Program Description
After struggling to survive, Marcus Samuel's Shell Oil and Henri Deterding's Royal Dutch merge and ultimately threaten the supremacy of Rockefeller's Standard Oil. Oil becomes a strategic commodity, transforming everyday life around the world, revolutionizing warfare, and affecting the outcome of World War I.
- Duration
00:66:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- History
- Citation
- Chicago: “Prize, The: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power; Empires of Oil,” 03/25/1993, GBH Archives, accessed September 21, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_300AEFD2DBD643EABFB91881B55AE42F.
- MLA: “Prize, The: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power; Empires of Oil.” 03/25/1993. GBH Archives. Web. September 21, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_300AEFD2DBD643EABFB91881B55AE42F>.
- APA: Prize, The: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power; Empires of Oil. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_300AEFD2DBD643EABFB91881B55AE42F