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Category Archives: International Collections
Dreaming of Caucasia: Georgia Then and Now with Joseph Becker Phillips
In 2019, I was visiting a dear friend living at the time in Tbilisi, Georgia. After a week or so getting to know the city—ancient, Soviet, and modern—and experiencing first hand Georgia’s legendary hospitality (including endless toasts with, of course, … Continue reading
American oil exploration and memories of western Venezuela in the early 20th century
My interest in oil narratives stems my own personal experience as a native of one of the most representative oil towns in western Venezuela, Cabimas. I grew up in the shadow of towering oil derricks and gas flares, understanding that … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Geology, energy resources, environmental history, Extractivism, Geology, International Collections, Petroleum history, Racism, Uncategorized
Tagged Environmental Deterioration, Gulf Oil Company, Harper McKee, Infrastructure Development, John Douglas, John Galey, Max Krueger, oil, Oil exploration, Oil Industry, Oleski Miranda Navarro, Petroleum History, Ralph Arnold, Socioeconomic Impact, Venezuela
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No Mountain Too High: The Climbs of Betsy Cowles Partridge
Three years before Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Nargay made their famous ascent of Mount Everest in 1953[1], Elizabeth “Betsy” Cowles Partridge, an intrepid woman from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was part of an American Expedition exploring a route to conquer … Continue reading
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ: A Prime Minister’s Voice in the Vietnam War
Understanding the Vietnam War requires examining perspectives from all sides of the conflict. Primary sources are incredibly valuable to historians studying specific topics. Those who would like to understand the myriad of perspectives from the Vietnam War may wish to turn … Continue reading