Synopsis of The Crazies: the cattleman \, the wind prospector\, and a war out West by Amy Gamerman: "This is a story about a fight between neighbors when the folks next-door are on t he Forbes 400 list and you're the guy fixing an irrigation ditch in a vest mended with duct-tape. Big Timber\, Montana is one of the windiest towns in one of the windiest states in the country. Mountain gap winds howl down from the Crazies like a coyote\, rattling windows in their frames and nud ging semi-trucks sideways on Interstate 90. Most locals learn to live with the wind. Rick Jarrett sought his fortune in it. A fifth-generation ranch er deep in debt\, he didn't much believe in climate change. But like the p rospectors who rushed to the Treasure State to mine copper and gold\, he b elieved in his right to make a living off his goddamn land. His decision t o erect Crazy Mountain Wind would spark fifteen years of legal tussles\, p itting him against a Texas oil magnate\, a flashy Vegas criminal defense a ttorney\, the heir to the largest privately held company in America\, and a former cop committed to conserving and preserving this last best place o n earth. As the years dragged on\, the battle over Crazy Mountain Wind wou ld devolve into a fight over the values that define us as Americans\, pull ing in an ever wider cast of characters\, including a San Francisco privat e equity firm\, strict constructionist Public Service Commissioners\, and a Crow activist determined to regain his tribe's right to climb the mounta ins they hold sacred. A riotous patchwork portrait of a community of cowbo ys and billionaires and billionaire cowboys\, The Crazies is a heartbreaki ng story about what it means to be a good neighbor and how to care for a p lace you love"-- Provided by publisher.
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