A Wildcatter’s Trek by Gene Ames Jr reads like a true story, told by a real oilman.
Think you know about the oil business, think again.
If you are a fan of the TV series, Dallas, A Wildcatter’s Trek by Gene Ames Jr will fill in some of the blanks and show how much oil people really contribute to technology, education, the arts…
MY REVIEW
I loved A Wildcatter’s Trek by Gene Ames Jr, that tells a story of one man’s belief that life can be run on a handshake, that the next big one is just around the corner and a home is where the heart is.
The spirits said he would find a river of oil, but disaster and death will follow.
Jordan is driven to drill more and more oil wells.
As I learn about supply and demand, I am thinking he’s heading for trouble. Also, someone very close to him will betray him and I wonder if he will find out in time to divert the disasters that are heading his way.
A Wildcatter’s Trek makes me think of poker players, risk and reward. Rich, poor and rich again. Fortunes made and fortunes lost.
If you are a fan of the TV series, Dallas, like I am, this will sound familiar to you. A Wildcatter’s Trek is a down and dirty education of the oil world. Corruption, betrayal, revenge…Just like any business, personal or professional, everyone has their own agenda. You need to listen to those closest you, proven friends that are trustworthy, but sleep with one eye open.
Are you of the thought that all oil people are greedy, egotistical, selfish people, only out for themselves? My eyes were opened to the contributions they make to medicine, research, education, museums, libraries, technology…
I freaked out when I read…Oh no, it can’t be…But you will have to read it for yourself to find out what made my jaw drop, and kept me rapidly turning the pages to find out what happens next.
So…if you are looking for an eye opening glimpse into the world of oil and the people involved, A Wildcatter’s Trek by Gene Ames Jr is a story you don’t want to miss.
I voluntarily reviewed A Wilcatter’s Trek by Gene Ames Jr.
4 Stars
GOODREADS BLURB
A Wildcatter’s Trek: Love, Money and Oil tells the harrowing tale of Jordan Phillips, a young pipe salesman who risks everything to drill for oil in East Texas and discovers the largest oil field in the world by accident. The breathtaking core of A Wildcatter’s Trek: Love, Money and Oil is fully exposed as Jordan Phillips is unwittingly thrust into the brutal, never-ending race of the oil wildcatter. Fraud, greed and danger abound. Will Jordan survive?
ABOUT GENE AMES JR (from inside the book)
Gene Ames Jr is fourth generation oil field. He is married to Ellen Rhett Young Ames, and they live in San Antonio, Texas. He was born in Gladewater, Texas in the East Texas Oil Boom where his father owned fractional working interests in producing oil wells and an interest in a gasoline plant. He and his family have been in the oil business starting back in Oklahoma, more than a hundred years ago.
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I know how much you enjoy this scenario. It sounds great, Sherry!
The book turned out so much better than I thought. I mean, what can you say about oil? I kept thinking of Dallas through the whole thing and I could see the book playing out in my mind.
The book sounds interesting, but I also find myself drawn to the cover. It has a vibe that reminds me of an old western or an old Louis L’amour book.
Great description of the cover, Taylor. I really like it and I guess it is the Wild West…in a way. 🙂
I never watched Dallas despite its popularity at the time, however I wouldn’t mind reading about it 🙂
Glad to hear it Kimberly. Have a great weekend.