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Also by Thomas W. Lippman:

Arabian Knight, September 2008
Hardcover
Discovery!, September 2007
Hardcover

Also by Wallace Stegner:

Discovery!, September 2007
Hardcover

DISCOVERY!
By: Thomas W. Lippman, Wallace Stegner

The Search for Arabian Oil

Selwa Press
September 2007
On Sale: September 18, 2007
320 pages
ISBN: 0970115741
EAN: 9780970115744
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

Illuminating a little-known but extremely significant period in world history—the discovery of oil in the Middle East and the beginnings of what is now the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)—this captivating history explores the birth of the Middle Eastern oil industry. From the king and his royal court to the desert guides, scientists, and mechanics who built the original oil company, Aramco, the distant and desperately poor world of Depression-era Saudi Arabia is vividly brought to life. Written more than 50 years ago, this detailed account serves as a kind of time capsule and features the author’s prescient insights into the cultural and technological consequences of King Ibn Saud’s deliberate decision to choose America as his commercial ally.

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