Impressive, top quality History of the Oil and Gas Industry development of West Virginia and southeastern Ohio. Parkersburg, WV native Dave McKain and Professor Bernie Allen did a great job putting this massive book together. The book is approx. 8-1/2” x 11-1/2” x 1-1/2” thick. 225 pages of text and another possibly more than 150 pages of Indexes, Bibliography, several Appendix sections, Historical Time Lines, Diaries of Oil and Gas men, Personal accounts of life at this time, Lists of original Oil Companies, Parkersburg City Directory listings 1870’s - 1920’s, Oil & Gas Industry listings from WV Gazeteer’s 1902 - 1918, Leases, lots, lots more !!  270 illustrations, woodcuts, pictures, photos, maps, charts, etc. Loads of accounts about West Virginia and SE Ohio Oil and Gas areas with original photos, etc… Extremely well-written and easily readable…. not scholarly and dry like some histories. The contents are amazing and it appears that the authors got virtually every aspect of the Oil and Gas Industry of the area covered. You will like this book!