Amity and Prosperity

Summary

A long-form account of a rural Pennsylvania family whose lives unravel after fracking operations begin near their farm, fouling water and air. Griswold spent seven years following the Haney family and the small-town lawyers who took on the natural-gas industry on their behalf. The book becomes a portrait of Appalachia's economic desperation and the impossible trade-off between paychecks and the health of one's children.