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Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial

Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial

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  • Create Date：2022-05-27 19:21:35
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Corban Addison
  • ISBN：0593320824
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Reviews

Aran ，

Corban Addison has written a big hearted， page turner。 As the legal drama unfolds， he never forgets that we are in the courtroom to protect the real， full lives of the rural people whose land and health has been corrupted by corporate greed。 A book to enjoy and also to learn from。

Mark P。 Doby ，

Wastelands is a fast-paced， page-turner that reads like any of John Grisham's great legal thrillers - but this seemingly unreal story of political corruption， corporate intimidation， and social injustice also happens to be 100% true！ Mr。 Addison clearly spent hundreds and hundreds of hours researching the case and interviewing the major players before bringing this story to life。 Wastelands is a fast-paced， page-turner that reads like any of John Grisham's great legal thrillers - but this seemingly unreal story of political corruption， corporate intimidation， and social injustice also happens to be 100% true！ Mr。 Addison clearly spent hundreds and hundreds of hours researching the case and interviewing the major players before bringing this story to life。 。。。more

Monica Farrington ，

Reads like a bestseller novel。 Twists and turns， David and Goliath， small coastal town politics and huge corporate deception。 Addison’s account of how farms are bought and paid for and can then slip though the cracks of human decency is life changing。 Pay attention， it could be your neighborhood next。

Talmage Boston ，

Wastelands is A Civil Action times three—-a compelling plot， memorable people （with an equal number of good apples and bad apples）， amazingly instructional about how best to try a civil lawsuit， and the final takeaway that great lawyers aligned with important causes can produce needed changes to make the world a better place。 I can hardly wait for Corban Addison’s next book。 He is the master of the metaphor and a word picture artist of the highest order—Talmage Boston

Lauren M ，

This is a great summer read。 Fast paced， true legal drama。 Well written and researched。

Alissa ，

If you enjoy southern mysteries， true crime， or procedural thrillers， this book is for you （particularly if you've ever driven down Interstate 40 towards coastal North Carolina and wondered "What is that smell？"）。I grew up in Duplin County， the primary setting of this story。 The nuisance lawsuit described in this book is the culmination of decades of environmental racism perpetrated by Smithfield Foods and its subsidiaries on folks who just wanted to enjoy clean， country air on the land their fa If you enjoy southern mysteries， true crime， or procedural thrillers， this book is for you （particularly if you've ever driven down Interstate 40 towards coastal North Carolina and wondered "What is that smell？"）。I grew up in Duplin County， the primary setting of this story。 The nuisance lawsuit described in this book is the culmination of decades of environmental racism perpetrated by Smithfield Foods and its subsidiaries on folks who just wanted to enjoy clean， country air on the land their families had owned， often for generations。 Rather than the freedom to sit on their porch with clothes drying on a line， the plaintiffs in these suits were forced indoors as actual hog waste was sprayed into their air （and homes and occasionally well water…） by corporate farmers attempting to eliminate a problem that could have been handled by a multitude of more “neighborly” methods。 Nuisance lawsuits like these rarely see a court room， as the expense of taking on such a large conglomerate is enormous， and the likelihood of remuneration is rare。Through an incredibly lucky set of circumstances - described at length in the early chapters of this book - a legal dream team came together and realized the value of righting this grave injustice; the team was composed of lawyers from across the country， but spearheaded by Mona Lisa Wallace， of Salisbury's Wallace & Graham Law Firm （conveniently located less than a mile down the road from my bookstore in Salisbury NC）。I downloaded this ARC simply because I love a good true crime story， having no idea that I knew many of the characters described in these pages; I also was far too familiar with the stench my former neighbors continued to find themselves surrounded by decades after my family was able to move away from it。I am certain I will sell dozens of copies of this book this summer， and I am so grateful to know that so many heroes in this story are my neighbors now。 They did a tremendous service to others in our state， and deserve all the high praise contained in WASTELANDS。 。。。more