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Ducks two years in the oil sands Cover Image Book Book

Ducks [graphic novel] : two years in the oil sands / Kate Beaton.

Beaton, Kate, 1983- (author,, illustrator.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781770462892 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 430 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Montréal, Québec : Drawn & Quarterly, 2022.

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Subject: Beaton, Kate, 1983- > Comic books, strips, etc.
Oil sands > Alberta > Comic books, strips, etc.
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Genre: Graphic novels.
Biographical comics.

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Cookstown Branch 741.5971 Beato 31681010320208 NONFIC Available -
Lakeshore Branch 741.5971 Beato 31681010296192 NONFIC Available -
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Kate Beaton was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. After graduating from Mount Allison University with a degree in anthropology, she moved to Alberta in search of work that would allow her to pay down her student loans. During the years she spent out West, Beaton began creating webcomics under the name Hark! A Vagrant!, quickly drawing a substantial following around the world.

The collections of her landmark strip Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside Pops each spent several months on the New York Times graphic novel bestseller list, as well as appearing on best of the year lists from Time, The Washington Post, Vulture, NPR Books, and winning the Eisner, Ignatz, Harvey, and Doug Wright Awards. She has also published the picture books King Baby and The Princess and the Pony.

Beaton lives in Cape Breton with her family.

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