“Methland tells a story less about crime than about the death of an iconic way of life.”
“Methland is definitely worthwhile reading. In some circles it should be required reading. This isn’t just a small town issue or an Iowa issue. This is an American issue.”
“Methland explains so much that it ought to be read by anyone who is at all interested in why this country continues to divide between rich and poor, educated and un-schooled, rural and urban. Most of all, Methland reminds us that people who confront their devils, inside and out, sometimes find a way to beat them.”
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Copyright © 2009 by Nick Reding
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLLICATION DATA
Reding, Nick.
Methland : the death and life of an American small town/Nick Reding.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN: 978-1-60819-156-7
1. Methamphetamine abuse—Iowa—Oelwein. 2. Methamphetamine—Iowa—Oelwein. I. Title.
HV5831.I8R43 2009
362.29’9—dc22
2008045398
First U.S. Edition 2009
1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2
Typeset by Westchester Book Group
Printed in the United States of America by Quebecor World Fairfield