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The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County: Small Town, Big Battle, and the Roots That Hold Us Together
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Series: Ames County Novel, Book 6
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ISBN13: 9781967311996
Publisher: Little Creek Press
Published: Oct 21 2025
Pages: 244
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
In a quiet Wisconsin village, one ancient oak--and the battle to save it--may uproot everything.
When a powerful mining company sets its sights on Link Lake's community park, the village erupts in controversy. On one side: economic boosters promising jobs, revenue, and revitalization. On the other: a handful of fiercely devoted locals determined to protect the land, the past, and a towering 300-year-old bur oak known as the Trail Marker Tree.
Caught in the middle is Ambrose Adler, a reclusive farmer with a hidden past, watching his town fracture over the promise of frac sand profits. As the debate intensifies, national voices weigh in--including the enigmatic columnist Stony Field, whose presence could tip the scales. But as tensions mount and protest lines are drawn--sometimes literally--the question becomes: what's the true cost of progress?
The Great Sand Fracas is a timely and spirited novel about community, legacy, and resistance, where the soul of a small town rests in the roots of a single tree.
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