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North Dakota's Gold Rush: A Memoir About the Fracking Boom


North Dakota’s Gold Rush: A Memoir About the Fracking Boom
A new book chronicles the stories of sometimes broken, often desperate men who ventured to the northern plains in service of an industry that exemplifies late-stage capitalism.
Clay S. Jenkinson, Editor-at-Large
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April 4, 2021
Michael Patrick F. Smith would not seem to fit the profile of an oil field worker. He’s an actor, a musician and a playwright who sublet his Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment to head out west to Williston, N.D., during the height of the Bakken Oil Boom in 2013. As he admits, “It’s a weird resume for a man applying to work in the oil fields.” Now he’s published a thoughtful and well-written memoir of that misadventure, ....

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The Promises and Pitfalls of a Modern-Day Boomtown


The Promises and Pitfalls of a Modern-Day Boomtown
A decade ago, Williston, N.D., became a magnet for desperate men, thanks to oil in the Bakken Formation. In an interview, author Michael Smith talks about life in an oil patch and the human cost of fueling the nation.
Clay S. Jenkinson, Editor-at-Large
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April 2, 2021
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When the price of a barrel of oil peaked at $145 amid the 2008 economic meltdown, thousands of unsettled men from all over the country descended on the fracking boomtown of Williston, N.D. Centered atop the estimated 7.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil contained within the Bakken Formation, Williston witnessed over the next six years what writer Michael Patrick F. Smith describes as a modern-day ....

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