03174cam a2200685 i 4500 801637446 TxAuBib 20230511120000.0 220407s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781770462892 hardcover 1770462899 hardcover (OCoLC)1320870463 TxAuBib rda Beaton, Kate, 1983- Ducks : two years in the oil sands / Kate Beaton. Two years in the oil sands. First edition. Montréal, Québec : Drawn and Quarterly, 2022. ©2022. 430 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier 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. 20230511. Beaton, Kate, 1983- Comic books, strips, etc. Beaton, Kate, 1983- Petroleum workers Canada Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Women employees Canada Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Cartoonists Canada Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Petroleum industry and trade Social aspects Canada Comic books, strips, etc. Psychic trauma Comic books, strips, etc. Sexual harassment Comic books, strips, etc. Oil sands Alberta Comic books, strips, etc. Oil and Gas Fields. Oil and Gas Industry. Women, Working. Sexual harassment. Accidents, Occupational. Psychological Trauma. Biography. Alberta Comic books, strips, etc. Alberta. Canada Comic books, strips, etc. Canada. Autobiographies. Graphic novel. Personal Narrative. Comics (Graphic works.) Graphic novels. Comic books, strips, etc. Autobiographical comics. Biographical comics. Graphic novels. Nonfiction comics. Comics (Graphic works.)