Crude awakening
Subtitle: money, mavericks, and mayhem in Alaska
By: Amanda Coyne and Tony Hopfinger
Contributors: Hopfinger, Tony
Publisher: Nation Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781568584478; 9781568586922
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Political corruption; Corrupt practices; Petroleum industry and trade; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: They built a dream, and others drilled it; title: A small man and a big pipeline; title: Alaska, the land of oil and money; title: Oil patch people; title: Clinging to guns and religion in Wasilla; title: Bill and Ted's excellent adventure; title: If you can't beat the good ol' boys, become a good ol' girl; title: Neverland meets Lord of the flies on crack; title: Oinkers, pit bulls and frank; title: The corrupt bastards; title: The Republican death picnic; title: Hopefully slow gas will begin to pass quickly; title: Exxon, don't let the door hit you in the stern; title: Crude awakening; title: Break up or the short goodbye.