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In February 1968, the rumors became reality: An ARCO drilling rig has struck oil -- lots of oil -- on Alaska's remote North Slope. Jack Roderick's story of oil and politics in Alaska reads like a novel as he tells of the risky, expensive, and mostly frustrating search for oil across the 49th state. Oil companies watch one another jealously. Small independents and the new state struggle to share in the action dominated by huge multi-national oil companies. Gov. Bill Egan, the shy grocer from Valdez, stands up to the industry, seeking the largest possible share of oil revenues for Alaskans.

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This sharply written book wonderfully evokes the exciting and colorful history of the oil industry in Alaska. --Bob Williams, Oil & Gas Journal. Jack Roderick spins a great yarn about a fascinating industry in a remarkable land. Must reading for anyone who wants to understand the world oil industry. -- Ray Vernon, author, The Oil Crisis Jack Roderick knows the players and he experienced the excitement of the early days of exploration and discovery. The tales he tells of those times capture the spirit of the entrepreneurs and adventurers and canny businessmen who followed their dream ... A treasure trove of historic fact which reads like an adventure story. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska

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