Ebook: Unreal City
Author: Nies Judith
- Tags: Coal mines and mining, Coal mines and mining--Political aspects, Coal mines and mining--Political aspects--Southwest New, Coal mines and mining--Southwest New--History--20th century, Indians of North America--Arizona--Black Mesa (Navajo County and Apache County)--Social conditions--20th century, Indians of North America--Social conditions, History, Coal mines and mining -- Political aspects -- Southwest New, Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Black Mesa (Navajo County and Apache County) -- Social
- Publisher: Nation Books
- Language: English
- epub
An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of Arizona desert called Black Mesa was divided between the Hopi and Navajo tribes. To the outside world, it was a land struggle between two fractious Indian tribes; to political insiders and energy corporations, it was a divide-and-conquer play for the 21 billion tons of coal beneath Black Mesa. Today, that coal powers cheap electricity for Los Angeles, a new water aqueduct into Phoenix, and the neon dazzle of Las Vegas.
Journalist and historian Judith Nies has been tracking this story for nearly four decades. She follows the money and tells us the true story of wealth and water, mendacity, and corruption at the highest levels of business and government. Amid the backdrop of the breathtaking desert landscape, Unreal City shows five cultures colliding—Hopi, Navajo, global energy corporations, Mormons, and US...