Oil and Ice

Oil and Ice
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9781101460955
ISBN-13 : 1101460954
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Book Synopsis Oil and Ice by : Peter Nichols

Download or read book Oil and Ice written by Peter Nichols and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Peter Nichols has crafted a terrifyingly relevant historical narrative...A terrific read." -Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In The Heart of the Sea In 1871, America's last fleet of whaling ships was destroyed in an arctic ice storm. Miraculously, 1,218 men, women and children survived, but the disaster was catastrophic at home. Oil and Ice is the story of one fateful whaling season that illuminates the unprecedented rise and devastating fall of America's first oil economy, and the fate of today's petroleum industry.


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