{"product_id":"ducks-two-years-in-the-oil-sands-9781770462892","title":"Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exceptionally beautiful book about loneliness, labor, and survival.\"--Carmen Maria Machado\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore there was Kate Beaton, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling cartoonist of \u003ci\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/i\u003e, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beaton, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeaton'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, \u003ci\u003eDucks: Two Years in the Oil Sands\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770462892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kate Beaton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42289563238581,"sku":"9781770462892","price":33.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d5ea8088-38a8-4865-88a7-3c5d3e957197.jpg?v=1658201477","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ducks-two-years-in-the-oil-sands-9781770462892","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}