Wastelands

the true story of farm country on trial

Wastelands

the true story of farm country on trial
Corban Addison ; [foreword by John Grisham]
Book - 2022

"A once idyllic American landscape is home to a closely knit, rural community that, for more than a generation, has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming that had been making them sick and damaging their homes. After years of frustration and futile attempts to bring about change, an impassioned cadre of local residents, led by a team of intrepid and dedicated lawyers, brought suit against one of the world's most powerful corporations-and, miraculously, they won. As vivid and fast-paced as a novel, Wastelands takes us into the heart of a legal battle over the future of America's farmland, and into the lives of the people who found the courage to fight. With unparalleled entrée in the courtroom, Corban Addison captures the stirring and unforgettable struggle to bring a modern-day monopoly to its knees, to force a once invincible power to change, to vindicate the rights of a long-suffering community, and finally to restore their heritage"--

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Addison, Corban, 1979- (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Grisham, John (writer of foreword.)
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Édition:First edition.
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