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Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial

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Wastelands is the true story of an epic battle of injustice v. justice, the powerless against power, with villains that will enrage, sufferers whose stories will break your heart, and heroes to remind us that there is virtue in the world. For those riveted by Just Mercy, captivated by Five Days at Memorial, outraged by The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, or who simply love a complex legal thriller, this is the book you need to pick up now!

"Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and told with the air of suspense that few writers can handle, Wastelands is a story I wish I had written." —From the Foreword by John Grisham

The once idyllic coastal plain of North Carolina is home to a close-knit, rural community that for more than a generation has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming taking place in its own backyard. After years of frustration and futility, an impassioned cadre of local residents, led by a t...