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Crude awakening : money, mavericks, and mayhem in Alaska / Amanda Coyne and Tony Hopfinger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coyne, Amanda.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political culture.
- Political corruption.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Corrupt practices.
- History.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects.
- Petroleum industry and trade.
- Alaska--Politics and government--1959-.
- Alaska.
- Politics and government.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Alaska--History.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Alaska--History.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Corrupt practices--Alaska--History.
- Political corruption--Alaska.
- Political culture--Alaska.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 282 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nation Books, [2011]
- Summary:
- The story of America's last frontier and oil province from the discovery of oil in Prudhoe Bay in 1968, to its crossroads today after Governor Sarah Palin.
- Contents:
- They built a dream, and others drilled it
- A small man and a big pipeline
- Alaska, the land of oil and money
- Oil patch people
- Clinging to guns and religion in Wasilla
- Bill and Ted's excellent adventure
- If you can't beat the good ol' boys, become a good ol' girl
- Neverland meets Lord of the flies on crack
- Oinkers, pit bulls and frank
- The corrupt bastards
- The Republican death picnic
- Hopefully slow gas will begin to pass quickly
- Exxon, don't let the door hit you in the stern
- Crude awakening
- Break up or the short goodbye.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781568584478
- 1568584474
- 9781568586922
- 1568586922
- OCLC:
- 701015436
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