Description: Albertas oil sands represent a vast and untapped oil reserve that could reasonably supply all of Canadas energy needs for the next 475 years. This book is the first comprehensive volume that examines the origins and development of the oil sands industry over the last century.
Brief description: Paul Chastko is a research fellow in the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary.
Review Quotes:
Developing Alberta's Oil Sands is a well-researched, well-written, tightly argued book . . . As oil sands development intensifies, the story will continue. For now, though, this is the definitive study.
--Bonar A. Gow, The Canadian Historical Review