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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beaton, Kate, 1983- author, artist.

Contributor:

Drawn & Quarterly (Firm)

Graphic Works Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beaton, Kate, 1983---Comic books, strips, etc.

Beaton, Kate.

Petroleum workers--Canada--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.

Petroleum workers.

Women employees--Canada--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.

Women employees.

Cartoonists--Canada--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.

Cartoonists.

Petroleum industry and trade--Social aspects--Canada--Comic books, strips, etc.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Psychic trauma--Comic books, strips, etc.

Psychic trauma.

Sexual harassment--Comic books, strips, etc.

Sexual harassment.

Oil sands--Alberta--Comic books, strips, etc.

Oil sands.

Alberta--Comic books, strips, etc.

Alberta.

Gas wells.

Cartoonists--Comic books, strips, etc.

Beaton, Kate, 1983-.

Oil and Gas Fields.

Oil and Gas Industry.

Women, Working.

Sexual Harassment.

Accidents, Occupational.

Psychological Trauma.

gas wells.

Petroleum industry and trade--Social aspects.

Canada.

Harassment.

Medical Subjects:

Beaton, Kate, 1983-.

Oil and Gas Fields.

Oil and Gas Industry.

Women, Working.

Sexual Harassment.

Accidents, Occupational.

Psychological Trauma.

Genre:

graphic novels.

Social issue comics

Nonfiction comics

Comics (Graphic works)

Biographies

Autobiographical comics

Graphic novels

Comic books, strips, etc.

Autobiographical comics.

Social issue comics.

Nonfiction comics.

Graphic novels.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

430 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Two years in the oil sands

Place of Publication:

[Montréal, Québec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 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.

"Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beatons, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside community where the lobster is as abundant as beaches, fiddles, and Gaelic folk songs. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, 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." -- description from publisher's website. https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/ducks/

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Altemus Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: Beaton, Kate, 1983- Ducks.

ISBN:

9781770462892

1770462899

OCLC:

1320870463