The oil hunters - Roger Howard
exploration and espionage in the Middle East 1880-1939
KORTE INHOUD
The fascinating stories of the explorers, spies and entrepreneurs who led the hunt for oil in the Middle East from the 1880s to the outbreak of the Second World War The Middle East had long been awash with rumors and legends of oil, rumors that gradually seeped into Western Europe. The Greek historian Herodotus had once described the existence of "oil-pits" in Mesopotamia, while Jebel Zeit, a mountain on the west coast of the Gulf of Suez, was known by the ancients as Mons Petroleus. However, the discovery that kerosene could be extracted from crude oil and used as fuel for light and heat in the late nineteenth century shifted the hunt for oil into high gear, particularly in the Middle East. Against the backdrop of British and Russian--and increasingly American--maneuverings for dominance in the region, Roger Howard explores the history of oil exploration in anecdotal style and with a lively pace. He brings to life forgotten figures such as Frank Holmes, revered by the Arabs as Abu Naft (the "Father of Oil") ...
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2008Uitgever: Hambledon Continuum210 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 184725232XISBN-13: 9781847252326Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Howard, Dr. Roger] [Pagina's: 209] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Hambledon Continuum] [Jaar: 2008] [Titel: The Oil Hunters: Exploration and Espionage in the Middle East]
