OIL : The History of Canada's Oil & Gas Industry

Hardcover with dust jacket, 288 pages, 8.50x11 in - 22x28 cm, B&W photographs and illustrations.

Boards bumped at corners, front cover scratched. Jacket rubbed, closed tears front and back. Inscription by previous owner on front free-endpaper.

In this volume, Canadian journalist Ed Gould provides a historical overview of Canada's petroleum industry. Gould offers a brief explanation of how petroleum mining and refining works, then covers a variety of topics related to the oil and gas industry (ranging from extracting oil from Alberta tar sands to constructing nationwide pipelines to offshore drilling). While coverage stretches from 1850 through 1976, the early and mid-1900s are best represented. Throughout, Gould includes anecdotes of ingenuity, outlines colorful characters, and highlights industry changes. While no publication date appears, the book makes no reference to events beyond 1976, making the likely publication date 1976 or later.

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