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American Experience

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Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

The tale of mavericks whose risk-taking, sweat and dreams changed an American industry. Starting with Spindletop, the first Texas gusher in 1902, rare archival film and interviews with pioneering oilmen are set against a contemporary story of a modern "wildcatter," gambling to find his fortune in yet another narrow hole in the Texas earth.

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Season 2

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Episode 1: The Great Air Race of 1924

Episode 2: Demon Rum

Episode 3: A Family Gathering

Episode 4: The Great War: 1918

Episode 5: Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

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