Black Gold : Britain and Oil in the Twentieth Century

Book Details:

• Author: Charles More
• Published Date: 20 Jun 2009
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Language: English
• Format: Hardback::256 pages, ePub
• ISBN10: 1847250432
• ISBN13: 9781847250438
• Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
• File size: 59 Mb
• Filename: black-gold-britain-and-oil-in-the-twentieth-century.pdf
• Dimension: 156x 234x 22.86mm::544.31g
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