The Best of Abraham Gesner
by Allison Mitcham 

Edition: 1995 Edition
Release Date: November 17, 2001
ISBN: 0-88999-585-0
Number of Pages: 132
Language: English

Canadian Price: $10.00

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Scientist and inventor, Abraham Gesner, (1797-1864), captivated audiences with lectures given througout the Maritime provinces and beyond. When he was not recounting his travels through unexplored wilderness, he spoke of lighting cities with a fuel he had just developed called kerosene. This discovery laid the foundation for our modern petrochemical industry. But Gesner had equally startleing ideas on agriculture, immigration, native rights and a variety of other topics. This book, which contains some of the best of Gesner's valuable and extensive output, is long overdue.

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