BORN IN FREEDOM: THE STORY OF COLONEL DRAKE
1954
30 min.
en
Original Title
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Overview
In 1857 Edwin L. Drake is sent to investigate an oil seep in a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Overcoming many other obstacles, Drake's innovation to shield the well from water entry by using a drive pipe finally allows drilling to proceed until striking oil in August, 1859. His perseverance yields many barrels of oil a day, and immediately brings about the start of the oil industry.