Oil famously brought prosperity to Texas but it also gave rise to violence, brothels, bordellos, and slums.  Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil explores the folks who took high-risk jobs in the fields and the volatile communities they formed.  This exciting new book releases November 30th.  Of course, BarteeHaile.com is the only place you can pre-order a copy signed and dated by the author himself!