Shale Voices |
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| Author:
| Findlay, Alistair |
| Foreword by:
| Dalyell, Tam |
| ISBN: | 978-0-946487-63-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2000 |
| Publisher: | Luath Press Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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A fascinating insight into the industry that gave birth to today's large oil companies. Using oral history, local journalism, and family history (the only documentation available), Findlay (the son of a shale miner) provides a thought-provoking and entertaining account of the communities and the cultural and political impact of shale mining that is as much a joy to dip into as to read from cover to cover. A must read for anyone interested in mining history and the oil industry. --...
More DescriptionA fascinating insight into the industry that gave birth to today's large oil companies. Using oral history, local journalism, and family history (the only documentation available), Findlay (the son of a shale miner) provides a thought-provoking and entertaining account of the communities and the cultural and political impact of shale mining that is as much a joy to dip into as to read from cover to cover. A must read for anyone interested in mining history and the oil industry. -- Includes photographs, drawings and poetry