Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (1954)
7.0(1)30mMarch 29, 1954
Arthur Pierson
Director
Norman Reilly Raine
Writer
Rate
Diary
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.
