Powerline
Wellstone, Paul; Casper, Barry M.
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Description for Powerline
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
The inspiring story of a grassroots rebellion
Powerline describes the opposition of rural Minnesotans to the building of a high voltage powerline across 430 miles of farmland from central North Dakota to the Twin Cities suburbs. Convinced that the safety of their families and the health of their land was disregarded in favor of the gluttonous energy consumption of cities, the farmer-led revolt began as questioning and escalated to rampant civil disobedience, peaking in 1978 when nearly half of Minnesota’s state highway patrol was engaged in stopping sabotage of the project.
After construction was completed, the powerline proved difficult to defend ... Read more Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816643844
SKU
V9780816643844
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99-50
About Wellstone, Paul; Casper, Barry M.
Barry M. Casper is a professor of physics at Carleton College and the author of Lost in Washington: Finding the Way Back to Democracy in America (2000).
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