Ontario's Petroleum Legacy

Published: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-9739892-2-9.

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100-page, lavishly illustrated pdf book

Read the fascinating story of how Canada created the global petroleum industry, Canada’s role in the world of oil today, and 21st century energy challenges in the era of global warming.

Read how Abraham Gesner of Nova Scotia, the father of the modern petroleum industry, laid the foundation with his development of kerosene. Also called coal oil because it was first made from coal, for half a century kerosene was the principal fuel for the lamps of the world, and now powers today’s jet aircraft.

Find out about the 1858 dramatic discovery and development of the world’s first commercial oil field for kerosene and other petroleum products in the southwest corner of Ontario.

Trace the development of the industry that transformed 20th century life.

Explore the pervasive contribution of petroleum in all aspects of everyday life, from the shoes and clothes you wear to the roof on your house, the plumbing in the basement, and the food you eat.

Learn more about emerging energy possibilities as the world confronts global warming, the greatest challenge of the 21s century.

With copious illustrations and portraits, readers enter the saga of the oil industry and its place in Canada and the world… This text is a tapestry of hard facts, prominent figures, scientific know-how, charts, and drawings, all woven into a lucid and fluid text. It is a poignant tale of the industry. An absolutely essential read. Brian Rowe, history teacher, Canadian and World Studies Department, Brock High School, Durham School Board, Ontario.

Today, no other product is so important to the planet, both because of its positive and increasingly, its negative implications for our survival. The story of this fiery fundamental is fascinatingly told by Earle Gray… I heartily recommend this well-written book to teachers and students. W.R. Wilson, Former Director of Education, Central Algoma Board of Education; publisher and editor of Upper Canada History www.uppercanadahistory.ca.

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