| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2009281178 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781847252326 (hbk.) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
184725232X (hbk.) |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
622.1828092256 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Howard, Roger. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The oil hunters : |
| Subtitle |
exploration and espionage in the Middle East 1880-1939 / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Roger Howard. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
London ; |
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New York : |
| Publisher |
Hambledon Continuum, |
| Date |
2008. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiv, 210 p. : |
| Other Details |
ill., maps ; |
| Size |
24 cm. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
The intrepid Frenchman -- The great investor -- Marriott plays the great game -- The spies fight over D'Arcy -- The great explorer -- The oil hunters take on the tribes -- Lieutenant Wilson to the rescue -- Admiral chester eyes Mesopotamia -- The great Gulbenkian -- The irrepressible admiral -- Frank Holmes strides into the Middle East -- Holmes bids for Kuwait and Bahrain -- The incredible Haji -- The great philanthropist -- The battle for Kuwait -- Philby of Arabia -- The legacy of the oil hunters. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Petroleum |
| General |
Prospecting |
| Form |
Middle East |
| General |
History. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/eowwpl5lbn8hekot1p9aacupesgnl9bs |
| Public note |
Location Map |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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46212 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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46213 |