附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-283) and index.
pt. 1. The Entrepreneurial Era, 1941-54. 1. The Inch Lines. 2. The Winning Bid. 3. Creation of a Gas Company. 4. Race for Eastern Markets -- pt. 2. The Lure of Diversification, 1954-71. 5. Constrained Expansion of the Gas System. 6. Domestic Diversification. 7. From Texas to the North Sea. 8. The Leap into Houston Real Estate -- pt. 3. The Limits to Strategy, 1971-89. 9. Responses to Gas Shortages. 10. Oil-Driven Diversification. 11. Refocusing on the Core -- Epilogue: Acquisition Endured.