Harsh Country, Hard Times: Clayton Wheat Williams and the Transformation of the Trans-Pecos

Prologue -- Paradise For Men And Dogs And Hell For Women And Horses -- Growing Up In Fort Stockton -- The Suicide Club -- French Friends And New Adventures -- Paris Is Bombed -- Searching For Oil West Of The Pecos -- Dangerous Business And Dangerous Surroundings -- Drilling The University No. 1-b Well -- Risk, Failure, And Reward -- A Public Figure -- A Love Of History. Janet Williams Pollard And Louis Gwin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [237]-242) And Index.