{"product_id":"powerline-paul-wellstone-9780816643844","title":"Powerline: The First Battle of America's Energy War","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspiring story of a grassroots rebellion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePowerline\u003c\/i\u003e describes the opposition of rural Minnesotans to the building of a high voltage powerline across 430 miles of farmland from central North Dakota to the Twin Cities suburbs. Convinced that the safety of their families and the health of their land was disregarded in favor of the gluttonous energy consumption of cities, the farmer-led revolt began as questioning and escalated to rampant civil disobedience, peaking in 1978 when nearly half of Minnesota's state highway patrol was engaged in stopping sabotage of the project. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter construction was completed, the powerline proved difficult to defend and unprecedented guerrilla warfare brought many towers to the ground (due to \"bolt weevils\"). Through pulse-quickening personal interviews and big-picture analysis, \u003ci\u003ePowerline \u003c\/i\u003elays bare the latent and unexpected power of the people of rural America--and resonates strongly with today's energy debates.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Wellstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816643849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816643844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.41w x 0.74d","brand":"Paul Wellstone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401257898239,"sku":"9780816643844","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af569a78-0de0-4fd6-8484-a221747a46df.jpg?v=1733887188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/powerline-paul-wellstone-9780816643844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}