The end of country dispatches from the frack zone
"Susquehanna County, in the remote northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, is a community of stoic, low-income dairy farmers and homesteaders seeking haven from suburban sprawl--and the site of the Marcellus Shale, a natural gas deposit worth more than one trillion dollars. In The End of Country, journ...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House Trade Paperbacks,
2012, c2011.
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| Edition: | Random House trade pbk. ed. |
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| Summary: | "Susquehanna County, in the remote northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, is a community of stoic, low-income dairy farmers and homesteaders seeking haven from suburban sprawl--and the site of the Marcellus Shale, a natural gas deposit worth more than one trillion dollars. In The End of Country, journalist and area native Seamus McGraw opens a window on the battle for control of this land, revealing a conflict that pits petrodollar billionaires and the forces of corporate America against a band of locals determined to extract their fair share of the windfall--but not at the cost of their values or their way of life. Rich with a sense of place and populated by unforgettable personalities, McGraw tells a tale of greed, hubris, and envy, but also of hope, family, and the land that binds them all together."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 245 p. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0812980646 (pbk.) 9780812980646 (pbk.) |
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