Here is the definitive account of what really happens to a community when the energy industry is allowed to set up in a town with little regulation or oversight. Afterword. Notes. Black-and-white map and photographs.
Title alpha The New Wild West: Black Gold, Fracking, and Life in a North Dakota Boomtown
Level Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus
Pages Count 352
Genre Nonfiction
Topics North Dakota. Oil industry. Fracking. Boom towns. American labor. Employment and unemployment.
SRC Level 8.600000
SRC Points 24.000000
Lexile 1020L
Trim Size 9 1/4" x 6"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2017-09-25
JLG Release Date Dec 2017
Minimum grade 11
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
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