This work of visual nonfiction tells the s tory of a race-against-time struggle for a swath of American land\, which pits one of the poorest communities in the United States against the feder al government and two of the world&rsquo\;s largest mining conglomerates. The book follows the fortunes of two families with profound connections to the contested site: the Nosies\, an Apache family whose teenage daughter is an activist and leader in the Oak Flat fight\, and the Gorhams\, a mini ng family whose patriarch was a sheriff in the lawless early days of Arizo na statehood. The still-unresolved Oak Flat conflict is ripped from today& rsquo\;s headlines\, but its story resonates with foundational American th emes: the saga of westward expansion\, the resistance and resilience of Na tive peoples\, and the efforts of profiteers to control the land and unear th treasure beneath it while the lives of individuals hang in the balance. (From the Publisher)
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