Oil Wells in the Woods
| Year of Publication |
1905
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
359 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Publisher |
Oquaga Press
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| City |
Deposit, NY
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| Abstract |
A love triangle in the oil region during the flood and fire of 1892. Driller John Payne is in love with Nina Smedley, whose wealthy father forces her into an unhappy marriage with tycoon George Weatherbee.
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| Author Biography |
John Christopher O'Day (1867-1945) was born in Dunkirk, New York. A physician, O'Day practiced in Oil City, Venango County before moving to Honolulu, where he served as surgeon to Queen Liliʻuokalani.
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| Time |
1860s-90s
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