The American Petroleum Industry: IThe Age of Illumination, 1859-1899; Vol. 2 (Northwestern University Studies in Business History)

'œFrom the point of view of the economic historian the book leaves little to be desired. In lucid prose the authors have effectively synthesized new with old research and writing. They have made efficient use of a large volume of statistics, presenting them in the text as well as in appendixes. Line drawings and pictures are placed strategically near the ideas in the text they are intended to illustrate....The American Petroleum Institute, the sponsor of the study, has every right to be proud of the book....There is no other study of an industry which compares with it either in comprehensiveness or in portrayal of the dynamic process of development.'' American Economic ReviewGilbert C. Klose is the author of 'The American Petroleum Industry: IThe Age of Illumination, 1859-1899; Vol. 2 (Northwestern University Studies in Business History)', published 1981 under ISBN 9780313227905 and ISBN 031322790X.