Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-307) and index.
BECOMING EARL; PART I: BEDROCK; LITTLE AMERICA; MOUNTAIN OF DREAMS; THE PROPHETS OF PLACE; PART II: THE GOOD BUSINESSMAN; THE LAST RESORT; THE RULES OF THE GAME; MUSEUM OF IMPROPRIETIES; TRACK HOE; PNEUMONIA ROAD; PUBLIC TRUST; PART III: THE MIDDLE-AGED WEST; NINETY-NINE SECONDS; FARMERS IN EDEN; CRAZY GRACE; DEVIL'S BARGAINS; THE WOES OF WAYNE COUNTY; CREDO: THE PEOPLE'S WEST; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX.
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Beginning with an Olympic ski race in northern Utah, this heartfelt book from award-winning writer and photographer Stephen Trimble takes a penetrating look at the battles raging over the land-and the soul-of the American West. Bargaining for Eden investigates the high-profile story of a reclusive billionaire who worked relentlessly to acquire public land for his ski resort and to host the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. In a gripping, character-driven narrative, based on extensive interviews, Trimble tells of the land exchange deal that ensued, one of the largest and most controversial in U.S.