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© McGill-Queen's University Press 2016

© McGill-Queen's University Press 2016

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Illustrations vii
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. An Introduction to Canada’s Energy History1 3
  6. The Organic Regime
  7. Food Energy and the Expansion of the Canadian Fur Trade 39
  8. Ox and Horse Power in Rural Canada1 59
  9. Horse Power in the Modern City 99
  10. Hewers of Wood: A History of Wood Energy in Canada1 129
  11. Wind Power: Sails, Mills, Pumps, and Turbines 162
  12. Water Power before Hydroelectricity 185
  13. The Mineral Regime
  14. Coal in Canada 213
  15. Hydroelectricity 251
  16. Petroleum Liquids 274
  17. Manufactured and Natural Gas 300
  18. Nuclear Power 329
  19. Reflections, Questions, and Tentative Conclusions 353
  20. Appendices
  21. Primer on Terminology 359
  22. Selected Sources of Energy Statistics: General and by Energy Carrier 401
  23. Selected Energy Consumption Statistics 408
  24. Preliminary List of Communities with Manufactured Gas Plants in Canada 415
  25. Bibliography 425
  26. Contributors 473
  27. Index 477
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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Illustrations vii
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. An Introduction to Canada’s Energy History1 3
  6. The Organic Regime
  7. Food Energy and the Expansion of the Canadian Fur Trade 39
  8. Ox and Horse Power in Rural Canada1 59
  9. Horse Power in the Modern City 99
  10. Hewers of Wood: A History of Wood Energy in Canada1 129
  11. Wind Power: Sails, Mills, Pumps, and Turbines 162
  12. Water Power before Hydroelectricity 185
  13. The Mineral Regime
  14. Coal in Canada 213
  15. Hydroelectricity 251
  16. Petroleum Liquids 274
  17. Manufactured and Natural Gas 300
  18. Nuclear Power 329
  19. Reflections, Questions, and Tentative Conclusions 353
  20. Appendices
  21. Primer on Terminology 359
  22. Selected Sources of Energy Statistics: General and by Energy Carrier 401
  23. Selected Energy Consumption Statistics 408
  24. Preliminary List of Communities with Manufactured Gas Plants in Canada 415
  25. Bibliography 425
  26. Contributors 473
  27. Index 477
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