Black Gold: The Story of Oil in Our Lives
- ISBN-10
- 0375866736
- ISBN-13
- 9780375866739
- Series
- Black Gold
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Author
- Albert Marrin
Description
A history of the slick and foul-smelling substance that drives our existence and that becomes scarcer as our dependence on it grows.
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- 2013-01-08
- 181 pages
- Paperback
- Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
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