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Forbidden Fuel : A History of Power Alcohol, Paperback by Bernton, Hal; Kovar...
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- ISBN
- 9780803228085
- Book Title
- Forbidden Fuel : a History of Power Alcohol
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Features
- New Edition
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Modern / General, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 15.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 328 Pages
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Provides the definitive history of alcohol fuel, describing in colourful detail the emergence of alcohol fuel in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the political and economic forces behind its popularity, opposition, and eventual growth.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803228082
ISBN-13
9780803228085
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79248962
Product Key Features
Book Title
Forbidden Fuel : a History of Power Alcohol
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
New Edition
Topic
Modern / General, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tp358.B4 2010
Edition Description
New Edition
Reviews
"The Forbidden Fuel looks critically at the promise and prospects of gasohol. . . . A well-researched study."--Sarojini Balachandran, Library Journal, �Bernton and his coauthors have produced as much an intriguing history of alcohol fuel in America as they have a study of alcohol as an energy source in the contemporary world. . . . With its good bibliography, helpful glossary, and valuable appendixes on the economics and technology of alcohol power, the book is recommended to all institutions seeking to cover the wide area of energy options and energy politics.��Choice, "I believe that the industry needs to go back and read this book."-Joanna Schroeder, Domesticfuel.com, " The Forbidden Fuel looks critically at the promise and prospects of gasohol. . . . A well-researched study."--Sarojini Balachandran, Library Journal, "Bernton and his coauthors have produced as much an intriguing history of alcohol fuel in America as they have a study of alcohol as an energy source in the contemporary world. . . . With its good bibliography, helpful glossary, and valuable appendixes on the economics and technology of alcohol power, the book is recommended to all institutions seeking to cover the wide area of energy options and energy politics."-Choice, "Bernton and his coauthors have produced as much an intriguing history of alcohol fuel in America as they have a study of alcohol as an energy source in the contemporary world. . . . With its good bibliography, helpful glossary, and valuable appendixes on the economics and technology of alcohol power, the book is recommended to all institutions seeking to cover the wide area of energy options and energy politics."- Choice
Table of Content
Foreword by R. James Woolsey Preface by Boyd Griffin Introduction by Hal Bernton List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Power Alcohol Comes of Age 2. The Pioneers of Gasohol 3. The Return of the Farm Alcohol Movement 4. Rebirth of the Power Alcohol Industry 5. The Politics of Alcohol Fuel 6. Agriculture: The Limits of the Land 7. Brazil: A Quest for Self-Reliance 8. Alcohol in Engines 9. The Environment 10. Alcohol Future Appendix A: Chemistry and Production Processes of Alcohol Appendix B: Economics of Ethanol by Chris Hurt, Wally Tyner, and Otto Doering Appendix C: An International Historical Survey of Alcohol Fuel Programs: 1910-1960 Appendix D: Books on Making Alcohol Fuel Reference Notes Glossary Selected Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2009-045323
Dewey Decimal
333.79/68
Dewey Edition
22
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