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Wildcatting
"As quick and smooth as oil." The San Francisco Review of Books
With his wild recklessness, his magic touch, and his rash ways, Hiram Jameson was a born wildcatter, staking his life and livelihood drilling for oil in unlikely places. But oil would twist Hiram and kill him, and take a price, finally, from his family -- the women who basked in his coppery brilliance, even when they were no longer blinded by the myth of his own creation. An unforgettable reading experience, alive with passion, dark with greed and desperation!
With his wild recklessness, his magic touch, and his rash ways, Hiram Jameson was a born wildcatter, staking his life and livelihood drilling for oil in unlikely places. But oil would twist Hiram and kill him, and take a price, finally, from his family -- the women who basked in his coppery brilliance, even when they were no longer blinded by the myth of his own creation. An unforgettable reading experience, alive with passion, dark with greed and desperation!
402 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 1993
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November 12, 2021
This kind of lost steam at the halfway point for me. It seemed like the vast majority of the book focused on the other characters instead of Hiram. Then by the time it got to Hiram, the plot had petered out.
So it wasn't bad, but Nix kind of overdoes the hyperbole at times. It also could've benefitted from some judicious editing.
So it wasn't bad, but Nix kind of overdoes the hyperbole at times. It also could've benefitted from some judicious editing.
June 22, 2021
The Goodreads description of this book is under selling the story. It is a multi generational story-4 generations of two families! You're seeing the perspective of many people as they grow up and age through different time periods. A very enjoyable read.
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