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Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Austin, Texas: -3.7% Tampa, Florida: -3.5% San Antonio, Texas: -3.0%
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: -1.6%
With the steepest drop in home prices, Austin, Texas, has become a leading example of pandemic boomtowns facing a sharp reversal.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Successful gold mining today bears little resemblance to the storied era of America’s first gold boom: rough-and-tumble 19th-century boomtowns cropping up overnight to accommodate speculative prospectors, chasing gold veins and rumors.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Austin, Texas: -3.7% Tampa, Florida: -3.5% San Antonio, Texas: -3.0%
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: -1.6%
With the steepest drop in home prices, Austin, Texas, has become a leading example of pandemic boomtowns facing a sharp reversal.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Successful gold mining today bears little resemblance to the storied era of America’s first gold boom: rough-and-tumble 19th-century boomtowns cropping up overnight to accommodate speculative prospectors, chasing gold veins and rumors.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Boomtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomtown. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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boomtown
noun
boom·town
ˈbüm-ˌtau̇n 
: a town experiencing a sudden growth in business and population
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