Shale Voices

This work provides an insight into the shale mining industry that employed generations of Scots, had an impact on the social, political and cultural history of Scotland, and gave birth to the modern large oil companies. The book contains photographs, drawings, and short stories on this period.

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This comprehensive work features oral history, local journalism and family history to provide documentation of Scotland's shale mining industry; of the people, communities and generations of families involved, and the cultural and political impact of the industry. It includes numerous photographs, drawings, poetry and short stories which should appeal to any reader with an interest in Scotland's social and cultural history.