THE END OF COUNTRY-Pennsylvania Fracking-Seamus McGraw-NEW 1st Ed HC w/DJ-SIGNED

Description: Hi! You're looking at a BRAND NEW and UNREAD condition book which is OUT OF PRINT and a memoir of Fracking and its perils in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania written by SEAMUS McGRAW--the book is a collectible copy which is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and a STATED FIRST EDITION and FIRST PRINTING and a HARDCOVER with the ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET and is NOT a remainder copy and NOT price-clipped, with the $26.00 price in the upper corner of the front inner flap. This book has slight dings on the spine tips of the dustjacket and is in PERFECT shape otherwise, and is AUTOGRAPHED by the author on the blank first page! The book is titled The End of Country and it was written by SEAMUS McGRAW; it was published by Random House in 2011 and is a STATED 1st EDITION and 1st PRINTING copy with a publication line reading 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1.The End of Country is the compelling story about the epic battle for control of one of the richest natural gas deposits the world has ever known: the Marcellus Shale, worth more than one trillion dollars. In a remote northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, an intense conflict begins, pitting the forces of corporate America against a community of stoic, low-income homesteaders, determined to acquire their fair share of the windfall—but not at the cost of their values or their way of life. Though the natural gas is extracted through a controversial process known as hydrofracking, many couldn’t resist the offer to lease their land in exchange for the promise of untold riches.For years, this part of the world was invisible to all but the farmers, urban transplants, and small landholders who called it home. But journalist Seamus McGraw, a native of the region whose own mother was one of the first to receive a leasing offer, opens a window on a stiff-necked group of Pennsylvanians as they try, with little guidance or protection from the state or anyone else, to balance the promise and the peril of this discovery. Along the way, McGraw introduces us to a host of colorful characters, from a gas company land agent with a Green Beret to a wizened quarryman with an old coonhound, a .22 rifle, and an unerring sense of right and wrong who leads a personal crusade to police the gas company’s operations.The cutthroat dash by petrodollar billionaires to secure drilling leases will make some poor residents rich, and put the entire community at risk of having its land tainted by toxic chemicals and its water supply contaminated by gas. Above all, it will test the character of everyone in the community as they fight against “the end of country.”Rich with a sense of place and populated by unforgettable personalities, The End of Country is a tale of greed, hubris, and envy, but also of hope and family—and the land that binds them all together.A fantastic find, and a beautiful copy of this book!Thanks for looking, and good luck if you're bidding! Also be sure to check out all of my other great books currently listed on ebay auctions--I can combine shipping for multiple purchases!

Price: 16.24 USD

Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-02-04T04:25:55.000Z

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