Powder Burn: Arson, Money, and Mystery On Vail Mountain - Softcover

Glick, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1586481649 ISBN 13: 9781586481643

Verlag: PublicAffairs, 2003

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Book by Glick Daniel

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In October, 1998 an arson caused 12 million in damage at Vail, the country's largest ski area. A shadowy radical environmental group called the Earth Liberation Front claimed credit for what the FBI called the costliest act of ecoterrorism in U.S. history. But as it turns out, credible suspects were everywhere, since Vail was owned by a New York investment firm that had alienated a wide swath of Colorado's high country residents."Who couldn't have done this?" wondered a local sheriff's investigator. More than a clever whodunit, Powder Burn scrapes away the glitz of America's premier ski destination to reveal a cautionary tale about runaway opulance and rapid change in the New West. As the Denver Post put it, "Vail is a microcosm of the disputes over growth raging across the Rockies, and Glick's take on the fire helps to fan the flames." Packed with odd characters and paranoia, with beautiful mountains and despicable actions, Powder Burn is about corporate greed, the environment, a small town and a mysterious unsolved crime. As Vail celebrates its fortieth anniversary with a full season of hoopla and self-promotion, this book makes compelling reading for skiers, true crime enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the environmental, social, and political issues raised by the evolution of the new West.

Biografía del autor:

Daniel Glick worked for Newsweek for more than twelve years, as a Washington correspondent and as a special correspondent roving the Rocky Mountain West. He has also written for Rolling Stone, the Washington Post Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Men's Journal and numerous other publications. A life-long skier, his first byline was in Powder magazine. PublicAffairs will publish his new book, Monkey Dancing, in Spring 2003. He lives in Colorado.

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• Verlag: PublicAffairs
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1586481649
• ISBN 13: 9781586481643
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 300