Joseph L Pratt

The Rise of the Corporate Commonwealth: U.S. Business and Public Policy in the Twentieth Century

Energy Metropolis: An Environmental History of Houston and the Gulf Coast

Energy Metropolis: An Environmental History of Houston and the Gulf Coast

Offshore Pioneers: Brown & Root and the History of Offshore Oil and Gas

But Also Good Business: Texas Commerce Banks and the Financing of Houston and Texas, 1886-1986

Builders: Herman and George R. Brown

But Also Good Business: Texas Commerce Banks and the Financing of Houston and Texas, 1886-1986

The Growth of a Refining Region

Exxon: Transforming Energy, 1973-2005

The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, which houses the extensive ExxonMobil Historical Collection, is honored to publish the fifth volume of Exxon’s corporate history, which extends the history of Exxon and its predecessors to more than 125 years, the lo...

Builders: Herman and George R. Brown

Herman and George R. Brown, formidable figures in the construction industry and Texas politics, were an almost perfect business team. Practical and decisive Herman, a natural builder, and university trained, soft-spoken George, a natural salesperson, combined their individual strengths with their sh...

West By Southwest Letters of Joseph Pratt Allyn

In 1863 Abraham Lincoln appointed Joseph Pratt Allyn to the supreme court in the new Arizona Territory. Allyn later sent correspondence to the Hartford Evening Press, describing his adventures, the new land, its people, customs, politics and his enchantment with the West.This book includes his journ...