02425cam a2200361 i 4500 574956234 TxGeo 20220616120000.0 220420s2022||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9780593556634 trade pbk. 0593556631 trade pbk. (OCoLC)1319747377 TxGeo rda Addison, Corban, 1979- Wastelands [large print] : the true story of farm country on trial / Corban Addison ; [foreword by John Grisham.]. Waste lands. First large print edition. New York, NY : Random House Large Print, 2022. xix, 739 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 625-692) and index. "A once idyllic American landscape is home to a closely knit, rural community that, for more than a generation, has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming that had been making them sick and damaging their homes. After years of frustration and futile attempts to bring about change, an impassioned cadre of local residents, led by a team of intrepid and dedicated lawyers, brought suit against one of the world's most powerful corporations-and, miraculously, they won. As vivid and fast-paced as a novel, Wastelands takes us into the heart of a legal battle over the future of America's farmland, and into the lives of the people who found the courage to fight. With unparalleled entrée in the courtroom, Corban Addison captures the stirring and unforgettable struggle to bring a modern-day monopoly to its knees, to force a once invincible power to change, to vindicate the rights of a long-suffering community, and finally to restore their heritage"-- Provided by publisher. 20220707. Smithfield Foods, Inc Trials, litigation, etc. Pork industry and trade Law and legislation North Carolina. Animal waste Law and legislation North Carolina. Public nuisances North Carolina. Large type books. Grisham, John, author of foreword. QS5