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Black Gold

The Story of Oil in Our Lives

The Story of Oil in Our Lives

By Albert Marrin

By Albert Marrin

By Albert Marrin

By Albert Marrin

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Jan 08, 2013 | ISBN 9780375859687 | Young Adult

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Jan 10, 2012 | ISBN 9780375896866 | Young Adult

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    About Black Gold

    Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world.  It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.

    Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil fuels our engines, heats our homes, and powers the machines that make the everyday things we take for granted, from shopping bags to computers to medical equipment. Nations throughout the last century have gone to war over it.  Indeed, oil influences every aspect of modern life. It helps shape the history, society, politics, and economy of every nation on earth.

    This riveting new book explores what oil is and the role this precious resource has played in America and the world.

    About Black Gold

    Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world.  It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks.

    Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil fuels our engines, heats our homes, and powers the machines that make the everyday things we take for granted, from shopping bags to computers to medical equipment. Nations throughout the last century have gone to war over it.  Indeed, oil influences every aspect of modern life. It helps shape the history, society, politics, and economy of every nation on earth.

    This riveting new book explores what oil is and the role this precious resource has played in America and the world.

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    About Albert Marrin

    Albert Marrin is a much-decorated historian and writer whose most recent book, Terror of the Spanish Main, was called “addictive reading” in The Horn Book. He lives in Riverdale, New York.

    About Albert Marrin

    Albert Marrin is a much-decorated historian and writer whose most recent book, Terror of the Spanish Main, was called “addictive reading” in The Horn Book. He lives in Riverdale, New York.

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction

    Paperback | $15.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jan 08, 2013 | 192 Pages | 6 x 9 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375859687

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jan 10, 2012 | 192 Pages | 6 x 9 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375896866
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    National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children NOMINEE 2013

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