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Black gold : the story of oil in our lives Cover Image Book

Black gold : the story of oil in our lives / Albert Marrin.

Marrin, Albert. (Author).

Summary:

A history of the slick and foul-smelling substance that drives our existence and that becomes scarcer as our dependence on it grows.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780375866739
  • ISBN: 0375866736
  • ISBN: 9780375966736
  • ISBN: 0375966730
  • ISBN: 9780375859687
  • ISBN: 0375859683
  • Physical Description: 181 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2012]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue : how Daddy nearly blew himself up -- A freak of geology -- Black gold -- The destiny of nations -- Automobiles and Middle Eastern oil -- Hopeless monsters -- Richest prize, greatest problem -- A day of reckoning -- Fossil fuels and the natural environment -- Toward a new energy order.
Target Audience Note:
1070 Lexile
1070L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 8.2 8 148834.

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Subject:
Petroleum > United States > History > Juvenile literature.

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  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library YA 553.28 MAR (Text) 36015000117271 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -