Seamus Mcgraw

The End of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone Seamus Mcgraw Reprint edition

?A rare, honest, beautiful, and, yes, sometimes heartbreaking examination of the echoes of water-powered natural gas drilling?or fracking?in the human community . . . vivid, personal and emotional.??Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
Susquehanna County, in the remote northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, is a community of stoic, low-income dairy farmers and homesteaders seeking haven from suburban sprawl?and the site of the Marcellus Shale, a natural gas deposit worth more than one trillion dollars. In The End of Country, journalist and area native Seamus McGraw opens a window on the battle for control of this land, revealing a conflict that pits petrodollar billionaires and the forces of corporate America against a band of locals determined to extract their fair share of the windfall?but not at the cost of their values or their way of life. Rich with a sense of place and populated by unforgettable personalities, McGraw tells a tale of greed, hubris, and envy, but also of hope, family, and the land that binds them all together.
 
?To tell a great story, you need a great story. Seamus McGraw . . . has lived a great story. . . . [He] is just one of its many characters?very real characters?caught up in a very human story in which they must make tough, life-altering decisions for themselves, their community, and ultimately their country.??Allentown Morning Call

?Compelling . . . The End of Country is like a phone call from a close friend or relative living smack-dab in the middle of the Pennsylvania gas rush. . . . Anyone with even a passing interest in the [fracking debate should] read it.??Harrisburg Patriot-News

?This cautionary tale should be required reading for all those tempted by the calling cards of easy money and precarious peace of mind.??Tom Brokaw

?A page-turner . . . McGraw brings us to the front lines of the U. S. energy revolution to deliver an honest and humbling account that could hardly possess greater relevance.??The Humanist