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Petropolitics : Petroleum Development, Markets and Regulations, Alberta as an Illustrative History
The importance of energy to the functioning of any economy has meant that energy industries are amongst the most regulated of industries. What might appear to be purely private decisions are made within a complex and evolving web of government…
Long Night of the Tankers : Hitler's War Against Caribbean Oil
Long Night of the Tankers presents a fresh account of a lesser-known but critical component of the Atlantic naval theatre during World War II. Using war diaries, after-action reports, and first-hand accounts, authors Bercuson and Herwig examine…
Polaris : The Chief Scientist's Recollections of the American North Pole Expedition, 1871-73
Emil Bessels was chief scientist and medical officer on George Francis Hall's ill-fated American North Pole Expedition of 1871-73 on board the ship Polaris. Bessels' book, translated from the German in its entirety for the first time, is one of…