Crude politics the California oil market, 1900-1940 / [electronic resource] :
Paul Sabin.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005.
- xx, 307 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The end of the old property regime -- The politics of the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act -- Beaches versus oil in Southern California -- "The same unsavory smell of Teapot Dome" -- The struggle to control California oil production -- Federalism and the unruly oil market -- "Transportation by taxation" -- Defending the user financing system.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--History--California--20th century. Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy--History--California--20th century. Energy policy--History--United States--20th century.