When the Alstage Mining Company proposes a frac sand mine in the
small Ames County village of Link Lake, events quickly escalate to
a crisis. Business leader Marilyn Jones of the Link Lake Economic
Development Council heads the pro-mine forces, citing needed jobs
and income for the county. Octogenarian Emily Higgins and other
Link Lake Historical Society members are aghast at the proposed
mine location in the community park, where a huge and ancient bur
oak - the historic Trail Marker Oak - has stood since it pointed
the way along an old Menominee trail. Reluctantly caught in the
middle of the fray is Ambrose Adler, a reclusive, retired farmer
with a secret. Soon the fracas over frac sand attracts some
national attention, including that of Stony Field, the pen name of
a nationally syndicated columnist. Will the village board vote to
solve their budget problems with a cut of the mining profits? Will
the mine create real jobs for local folks? Will Stony Field come to
the village to lead protests against the mine? And will defenders
of the Trail Marker Oak literally draw a battle line in the sand?
General
| Imprint: |
University of Wisconsin Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Terrace Books |
| Release date: |
1989 |
| First published: |
September 2014 |
| Authors: |
Jerry Apps
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
268 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-299-30070-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-299-30070-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780299300708 |
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