| Powder Burn: Arson, Money, and Mystery on Vail Mountain Contributor(s): Glick, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1586481649 ISBN-13: 9781586481643 Publisher: PublicAffairs OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: With a new Epilogue by the author, this bestselling "alpine "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"" ("Outisde") explores an unsolved mystery and uncovers the dark underside of the new West. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - True Crime - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 364.1 |
| LCCN: 2003269383 |
| Lexile Measure: 1240 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.48" W x 8.26" (0.70 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Locality - Boulder-Longmont, Colorado - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - Mountains |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |