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Ducks : two years in the oil sands / Kate Beaton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Montréal, Québec] : Drawn and Quarterly, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 430 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781770462892 (hardcover)
Other title:
  • Two years in the oil sands
  • 2 years in the oil sands
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 338.2728 23
LOC classification:
  • PN6733.B33 D83 2022
Summary: Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush-part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet is never discussed. Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, northern lights, and boreal forest. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
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Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK Meaford Public Library Non-Fiction Non-fiction 741 .5 Beato (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Canada Reads 2023 Winner | Graphic Novel | 2023 Forest of Reading Evergreen Award 23452
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Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush-part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet is never discussed. Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, northern lights, and boreal forest. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.

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