Bibliography Oil Discovery

 

 

Anon. “The Birth of A Great Discoverer-Captain Anthony Francis (Lucich) Lucas.” American-Croatian Historical Review, July 1946. Excellent article on Lucich and the discovery of oil.

Badovinac, John. “Croatian Engineer had a Hand in  Establishing Gulf Oil Corporation.” Zajednicar, Feb. 4, 1976. Antonio Lucich makes first great oil strike in America in Texas.

Chriss, Nicholas C. “Legendary Oil Field That's Still Pumping.” S.F. Chronicle, Feb. 12, 1978. Discovery of oil in Texas by Antonio Lucich.

Conway, John. “Celebrating the Birth of Texas Oil.” Texas Electric Coop., January 2001.

Dubrowski, Jerry. “U.S. Oil Addiction Began with 1901 Gusher.” San Francisco Chronicle, January 12, 1991. Anthony Lucas-Lucich discovers oil.

Gelcich, V. “Great Discovery of Petroleum in the San Fernando Range.” California Mail Bag, December 30, 1871. Gelcich involved in discovery.

Gol, Nenad. “Otkrivac Nafte U Teksasu.” Matica Zagreb, Nov. 1965. Antun Lucic discovers oil in Texas.

Halbouty, Michel. Spindletop: The True Story of the Oil Discovery that Changed the World. Dallas, Texas, 1952.

Hallowell, Christopher. People of the Bayou. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1979. About Antonio Lucich-Lucas who made first discovery of oil.

Hina. “Oil Well Pioneer Honored.” Croatia Weekly, June 3, 1999. Anthony Lucas-Lucich discovers oil.

Hutchinson, W. H. “The Mysterious Rudolfo Carreras.” Westways, Nov. 1963. Dr. Vincent Gelcich involved in oil discovery in Southern California, 1873.

Kane, Harnet T. The Golden Coast. NY: Bonanza, 1959. Antonio Lucich-Lucas struck oil Jan. 10, 1901 at Spindle Top, Texas near Beaumont. Has good picture in book.

McBeth, Reid S. “One item typed on Life of Anthony F. Lucas at Archives.” Archives Univ. of Texas at Austin 1936. Oil discovery in Texas. Lucas-Lucich.

NCAB. “Anthony Lucas Discoverer of Oil in Texas.” National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (1936): p262. Lucas-Lucich was born in Dalmatia.

Richard, T.A. “Interviews With Mining Engineers.” Mining and Scientific Press- San Francisco 1922. About Captain Anthony Lucas. Lucich discovery of oil in Texas.

United Press. “The Day Spindletop Blew In.” S.F.Chronicle, Jan 10, 1976. Antonio Lucich Oil Discovery.

Zajednicar.Splicanin Antun Lucic-Lucas Otkrio Naftu U Texasu.” Zajednicar, Mar. 2, 1966. Lucic from Split discovered oil in Texas.