The early peat industry in Canada, 1864-1945

Geoscience Canada

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 57-66

  Warner, Barry G ^a   Buteau, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL HISTORY; PEAT;

CANADA;

EID: 0033858220     PISSN: 03150941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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