The Natural Gas Industry in Appalachia (Paperback)

from cissa

I'm really not the target reader for this book, since I am not a student, a researcher/historian, nor a writer. I think it would be an interesting and potentially valuable resource for all of these, especially the earlier chapters on the history of natural gas and how it started out as a dangerou...

from bezoar44

I'm grateful to have received a copy of this through LibraryThing's early reviewer program. This book contains a lot of facts. Indeed, it is hard to imagine anyone writing a more comprehensive history of natural gas in Appalachia. It's not obvious to me who would read this for pleasure, but it do...

from eireannach

Given the importance of natural gas in the burgeoning economic recovery in the US, this book provides an interesting overview of how the industry developed. While it would not provide the technical or financial information that a professional investor would require to make an investing decision, ...

from Sovranty

An extremely comprehensive book that is perfectly subtitled: "A History from the First Discovery to the Maturity of the Industry." Not only does the reader get a full understanding of the natural gas industry, they get a sense of the lifestyle and characters who pioneered this industry. Filled wi...

from justicefortibet

I was not enamored with this book but the right reader may be. The early history of salt mining leading to the discovery of natural gas supplies was interesting, if a bit redundant. After that I found it to be a real slog to get through the repetitions of the same or similar stories and anecdotes...