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Highlights
- "I loved the story - a real page-turner, and eloquently written.
- Author(s): David W Moore
- 288 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Social Activists
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About the Book
Narrative nonfiction account of the women who lead the citizens of Durham, New Hampshire to out-organize and out-maneuver the establishment and protect their community from big oil.Book Synopsis
"I loved the story - a real page-turner, and eloquently written. Here in this book, unsung heroes - three determined young women - lead the environmental fight to protect their small town against a political-industrial Goliath. And they win! Their story gives us hope that in future battles we can save not only our small towns, but the planet itself." - Bernd Heinrich, author of Winter World and Mind of the Raven Never underestimate the underdog. In the fall of 1973, the Greek oil shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, husband of President John F. Kennedy's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and arguably the richest man in the world, proposed to build an oil refinery on the narrow New Hampshire coast, in the town of Durham. At the time, it would have cost $600 million to build and was expected to generate 400,000 barrels of oil per day, making it the largest oil refinery in the world. The project was vigorously supported by the governor, Meldrim Thomson, and by William Loeb, the notorious publisher of the only statewide newspaper, the Manchester Union Leader. But three women vehemently opposed the project--Nancy Sandberg, the town leader who founded and headed Save Our Shores; Dudley Dudley, the freshman state rep who took the fight to the state legislature; and Phyllis Bennett, the publisher of the local newspaper that alerted the public to Onassis' secret acquisition of the land. Small Town, Big Oil is the story of how the residents of Durham, led by these three women, out-organized, out-witted, and out-maneuvered the governor, the media, and the Onassis cartel to hand the powerful Greek billionaire the most humiliating defeat of his business career, and spare the New Hampshire seacoast from becoming an industrial wasteland.Review Quotes
"Activists and organizers will find lots of ideas and inspirations in this book's detailed account of an epic battle. It's a very timely reminder that when we fight we often win." - Bill McKibben, author Radio Free Vermont "The tale told in Small Town, Big Oil is interesting in itself, but it has particular resonance because many of its issues are back in the headlines." - David Brooks, The Concord Monitor
Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Social Activists
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 288
Publisher: Diversion Books
Format: Paperback
Author: David W Moore
Language: English
Street Date: March 6, 2018
TCIN: 1002821112
UPC: 9781635761887
Item Number (DPCI): 247-40-4057
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.7 pounds
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