Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West

Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West - Paperback

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Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West - Paperback

Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West - Paperback

by Justin Farrell
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Book Overview

by Justin Farrell (Author)

A revealing look at the intersection of wealth, philanthropy, and conservation

Billionaire Wilderness takes you inside the exclusive world of the ultra-wealthy, showing how today's richest people are using the natural environment to solve the existential dilemmas they face. Justin Farrell spent five years in Teton County, Wyoming, the richest county in the United States, and a community where income inequality is the worst in the nation. He conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews, gaining unprecedented access to tech CEOs, Wall Street financiers, and other prominent figures in business and politics. He also talked with the rural poor who live among the ultra-wealthy and often work for them. The result is a penetrating account of the far-reaching consequences of the massive accrual of wealth and a troubling portrait of a changing American West where romanticizing rural poverty and conserving nature can be lucrative, socially as well as financially.

Author Biography

Justin Farrell is a professor at Yale University in the School of the Environment. Twitter @J_Farrell

Number of Pages: 392
Dimensions: 1.3 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 02, 2021
ISBN9780691217123
Author Justin Farrell
PublisherPrinceton University Press
GenreEducation and Society & culture
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages392
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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