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American Experience; Wildcatter - A Story of Texas Oil

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Series

American Experience

Program

Wildcatter - A Story of Texas Oil

Program Number

205

Series Description

Premiered October 1988 As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its eighteenth season, the series has produced over 180 programs and garnered every major broadcast award. Series release date: 10/1988

Program Description

Those who dared to seek their fortunes in inhospitable places where only the wildcats roamed; this is the story of independent oil men who loved the crap shoot business of prospecting for oil with little more than stubborn hopes and borrowed money. (Scheduled to air 10/89-pre-empted by "San Francisco Earthquake" encore)

Duration

00:66:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

History

Citation

Chicago: “American Experience; Wildcatter - A Story of Texas Oil,” GBH Archives, accessed December 6, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3621B40ACA37414AAEC52E1F28C66409.

MLA: “American Experience; Wildcatter - A Story of Texas Oil.” GBH Archives. Web. December 6, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3621B40ACA37414AAEC52E1F28C66409>.

APA: American Experience; Wildcatter - A Story of Texas Oil. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3621B40ACA37414AAEC52E1F28C66409