Canada's Victorian Oil Town
Download or Read eBook Canada's Victorian Oil Town PDF written by Christina Burr and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2006-10-11 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Christina Burr |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2006-10-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780773575905 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0773575901 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Canada's Victorian Oil Town by : Christina Burr
Book excerpt: In the early 1850s, the oil industry had a major impact on the resource town of Petrolia, Ontario. Christina Burr explores the ways in which the industry provided a common cultural identification that helped Petrolia change from a rough shanty-town of disreputable land speculators and "wildcatters" into an orderly, "civilized" Victorian community.
