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15. Oil, Ice, and Politics
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS IX
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI
- PROLOGUE: FROM SEATO SEA 1
- 1. The Public Lands 8
- 2. Land Grabbers, the Law, and the Prophets 32
- 3. Congress Guards the Land 54
- 4. The Fall of Albert B. Fall 82
- 5. The Federal Sentinels 100
- 6. Winnowing the Laws 126
- 7. The Bowels of the Earth 160
- 8. Pennsylvania, Texas, and Big Oil 194
- 9. Tidelands and the Outer Shelf 218
- 10. The Public's Coal, Natural Gas, and Oil Shale 236
- 11. Fallen Timber 264
- 12. Come Blow Your Horn 302
- 13. To Have and to Hold 332
- 14. A Pilgrim's Progress 366
- 15. Oil, Ice, and Politics 390
- 16. Carving the Last Melon 424
- Epilogue: Looking to the Future 446
- NOTES 463
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 499
- INDEX 519
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS IX
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI
- PROLOGUE: FROM SEATO SEA 1
- 1. The Public Lands 8
- 2. Land Grabbers, the Law, and the Prophets 32
- 3. Congress Guards the Land 54
- 4. The Fall of Albert B. Fall 82
- 5. The Federal Sentinels 100
- 6. Winnowing the Laws 126
- 7. The Bowels of the Earth 160
- 8. Pennsylvania, Texas, and Big Oil 194
- 9. Tidelands and the Outer Shelf 218
- 10. The Public's Coal, Natural Gas, and Oil Shale 236
- 11. Fallen Timber 264
- 12. Come Blow Your Horn 302
- 13. To Have and to Hold 332
- 14. A Pilgrim's Progress 366
- 15. Oil, Ice, and Politics 390
- 16. Carving the Last Melon 424
- Epilogue: Looking to the Future 446
- NOTES 463
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 499
- INDEX 519