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The Oil Crisis of 1973-1974: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) (1st Edition) by Karen R. Merrill Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-312-40922-2 / 0312409222 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-40922-7 / 9780312409227 In a year that saw both the formal end to the Vietnam War and the unfolding of the Watergate scandal, the oil crisis of 1973-1974 dealt a critical blow to the American psyche. After decades of wealth and prosperity, stagflation and gas shortages hit Americans in their own pockets. They faced hard qu |