Methland : the death and life of an American small town
Record details
- ISBN: 9781608192076 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 1608192075
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Physical Description:
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xii, 269 p. ; 22 cm. - Edition: Pbk. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue : Home -- Pt. 1: 2005. Ch. 1. Kant's lament -- Ch. 2. The most American drug -- Ch. 3. The inland empire -- Ch. 4. The family -- Ch. 5. The Do Drop Inn -- Pt. 2: 2006. Ch. 6. Mirror imaging -- Ch. 7. The cop shop -- Ch. 8. Waterloo -- Ch. 9. The inland empire, part two -- Ch. 10. Las flores -- Pt. 3: 2007. Ch. 11. Algona -- Ch. 12. El Paso -- Ch. 13. Disconnected states -- Ch. 14. Kant's redemption -- Ch. 15. Independence -- Epilogue : home again -- Afterword. |
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Subject: | Methamphetamine abuse Iowa Oelwein Methamphetamine Iowa Oelwein |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 5831 .I8 R43 2010 | 30775305462484 | General Collection | Available | - |
Methland : The Death and Life of an American Small Town
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Methland : The Death and Life of an American Small Town
A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Winner of the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism Named a best book of the year by: the Los Angeles Times the San Francisco Chronicle the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch the Chicago Tribune the Seattle Times "A stunning look at a problem that has dire consequences for our country."-New York Post The dramatic story of Methamphetamine as it comes to the American Heartland-a timely, moving, account of one community's attempt to confront the epidemic and see their way to a brighter future. The bestselling book that launched meth back into the nation's consciousness. Based on Reding's four years of reporting in the agricultural town of Oelwein, Iowa, and tracing the connections to the global forces that set the stage for the meth epidemic, Methland offers a vital perspective on a contemporary tragedy. It is a portrait of a community under siege, of the lives that meth has devastated, and of the heroes who continue to fight the war.