{"product_id":"great-sand-fracas-of-ames-county-9780299300708","title":"Great Sand Fracas of Ames County","description":"When the Alstage Mining Company proposes a frac sand mine in the small Ames County village of Link Lake, events quickly escalate to a crisis. Business leader Marilyn Jones of the Link Lake Economic Development Council heads the pro-mine forces, citing needed jobs and income for the county. Octogenarian Emily Higgins and other Link Lake Historical Society members are aghast at the proposed mine location in the community park, where a huge and ancient bur oak--the historic Trail Marker Oak--has stood since it pointed the way along an old Menominee trail. Reluctantly caught in the middle of the fray is Ambrose Adler, a reclusive, retired farmer with a secret.\u003cbr\u003e Soon the fracas over frac sand attracts some national attention, including that of Stony Field, the pen name of a nationally syndicated columnist. Will the village board vote to solve their budget problems with a cut of the mining profits? Will the mine create real jobs for local folks? Will Stony Field come to the village to lead protests against the mine? And will defenders of the Trail Marker Oak literally draw a battle line in the sand?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry Apps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299300708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerry Apps was born and raised on a Wisconsin farm. A former agricultural extension agent, he is a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His other novels in the Ames County series are \u003ci\u003eThe Travels of Increase Joseph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn a Pickle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Shadows Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCranberry Red\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTamarack River Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e. His many nonfiction books include \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Season\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGarden Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBarns of Wisconsin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreweries of Wisconsin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvery Farm Tells a Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOld Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOne-Room Country Schools\u003c\/i\u003e. Apps received the 2007 Major Achievement Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers and the 2010 Distinguished Service Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40603792539763,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_de14e7a1-15c8-456a-bb38-4b2fb96ef9dd.jpg?v=1669396382","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/great-sand-fracas-of-ames-county-9780299300708","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}