McGraw Seamus (EN) — End of Country

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';A rare, honest, beautiful, and, yes, sometimes heartbreaking examination of the echoes of water-powered natural gas drillingor frackingin the human community . . . vivid, personal and emotional.'Minneapolis Star Tribune Susquehanna County, in the remote northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, is a community of stoic, low-income dairy farmers and homesteaders seeking haven from suburban sprawland the site of the Marcellus Shale, a natural gas deposit worth more than one trillion dollars. In The End of Country, journalist and area native Seamus McGraw opens a window on the battle for control of this land, revealing a conflict that pits petrodollar billionaires and the forces of corporate America against a band of locals determined to extract their fair share of the windfallbut not at the cost of their values or their way of life. Rich with a sense of place and populated by unforgettable personalities, McGraw tells a tale of greed, hubris, and envy, but also of hope, family, and the land that binds them all together. ';To tell a great story, you need a great story. Seamus McGraw . . . has lived a great story. . . . [He] is just one of its many charactersvery real characterscaught up in a very human story in which they must make tough, life-altering decisions for themselves, their community, and ultimately their country.'Allentown Morning Call ';Compelling . . . The End of Country is like a phone call from a close friend or relative living smack-dab in the middle of the Pennsylvania gas rush. . . . Anyone with even a passing interest in the [fracking debate should] read it.'Harrisburg Patriot-News ';This cautionary tale should be required reading for all those tempted by the calling cards of easy money and precarious peace of mind.'Tom Brokaw ';A page-turner . . . McGraw brings us to the front lines of the U.S. energy revolution to deliver an honest and humbling account that could hardly possess greater relevance.'The Humanist