Film
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954Directed by Arthur Pierson
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- Released
- Runtime
- 30m
About Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
- Documentary
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Arthur Pierson
- Writer
- Norman Reilly Raine
