Fractured Land: The Price of Inheriting Oil

by Lisa Westberg Peters

Book Overview

What does an environmentalist do when she realizes she will inherit mineral rights and royalties on fracked oil wells in North Dakota? How does she decide between financial security and living as a committed conservationist who wants to leave her grandchildren a healthy world? After her father's death, Lisa Westberg Peters investigates the stories behind the leases her mother now holds. She learns how her grandfather's land purchases near Williston...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873519523
• ISBN13: 9780873519526
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.5"