| Author: | Frank Macdonald | ISBN: | 9781897009833 |
| Publisher: | Cape Breton University Press | Publication: | November 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Cape Breton University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frank Macdonald |
| ISBN: | 9781897009833 |
| Publisher: | Cape Breton University Press |
| Publication: | November 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Cape Breton University Press |
| Language: | English |
Like many smallish and inelegant towns that dot the coastlines and crossroads of this country, Shean’s postwar, post-industrial economy is in desperate disrepair, and the lengths that some civic leaders will go to in order to do “what’s best” for a town like Shean sometimes requires a leap of faith that has unintended consequences. When a global corporation plans a daring scheme to exploit the remaining coal from an improbable source – and thus to secure Shean’s economic future – politicians try to marginalize the few voices of dissent. Some voices, however, are not easily silenced.
Like many smallish and inelegant towns that dot the coastlines and crossroads of this country, Shean’s postwar, post-industrial economy is in desperate disrepair, and the lengths that some civic leaders will go to in order to do “what’s best” for a town like Shean sometimes requires a leap of faith that has unintended consequences. When a global corporation plans a daring scheme to exploit the remaining coal from an improbable source – and thus to secure Shean’s economic future – politicians try to marginalize the few voices of dissent. Some voices, however, are not easily silenced.
