Can I read Methland : the death and life of an American small town on EtoBox?

Methland : the death and life of an American small town by Methland: The Death & Life of an American Small Town is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Methland : the death and life of an American small town about?

The bestselling book that launched meth back into the nation's consciousness. Based on Reding's four years of reporting in the agricultural town of Oelwein, Iowa, and tracing the connections to the global forces that set the stage for the meth epidemic, Methland offers a vital perspective on a contemporary tragedy. It is a portrait of a community under siege, of the lives that meth has devastated, and of the heroes who continue to fight the war. Nick Reding is the author of The Last Cowboys at the End of the World, and his writing has appeared in Outside, Food and Wine, and Harper’s. Born in St. Louis, he decided to move back to his hometown in the course of reporting this book. Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the small towns of the American heartland. In Methland, journalist Nick Reding tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of other rural communities across the country, has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy, and an out-migration of people. Now an incredibly cheap, long-lasting, and highly

Who reads Methland : the death and life of an American small town?

Author

Methland: The Death & Life of an American Small Town

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781608191567

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Fiction, Sociology

Rating

3.67 / 5 (4,977 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14