Q: What is Storm Lake about?

\\\"A reminder that even the smallest newspapers can hold the most powerful among us accountable.\\\"—The New York Times Book Review Watch the documentary Storm Lake on PBS. Iowa plays an outsize role in national politics. Iowa introduced Barack Obama and voted bigly for Donald Trump. But is it a bellwether for America, a harbinger of its future? Art Cullen’s answer is complicated and honest. In truth, Iowa is losing ground. The Trump trade wars are hammering farmers and manufacturers. Health insurance premiums and drug prices are soaring. That’s what Iowans are dealing with, and the problems they face are the problems of the heartland. In this candid and timely book, Art Cullen—the Storm Lake Times newspaperman who won a Pulitzer Prize for taking on big corporate agri-industry and its poisoning of local rivers—describes how the heartland has changed dramatically over his career. In a story where politics, agriculture, the environment, and immigration all converge, Cullen offers an unsentimental ode to rural America and to the resilient people of a vibrant community of fifteen thousand in Northwest Iowa, as much survivors as their town.

Question 1

What is Storm Lake about?

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\"A reminder that even the smallest newspapers can hold the most powerful among us accountable.\"—The New York Times Book Review

Watch the documentary Storm Lake on PBS.

Iowa plays an outsize role in national politics. Iowa introduced Barack Obama and voted bigly for Donald Trump. But is it a bellwether for America, a harbinger of its future? Art Cullen’s answer is complicated and honest. In truth, Iowa is losing ground. The Trump trade wars are hammering farmers and manufacturers. Health insurance premiums and drug prices are soaring. That’s what Iowans are dealing with, and the problems they face are the problems of the heartland.

In this candid and timely book, Art Cullen—the Storm Lake Times newspaperman who won a Pulitzer Prize for taking on big corporate agri-industry and its poisoning of local rivers—describes how the heartland has changed dramatically over his career. In a story where politics, agriculture, the environment, and immigration all converge, Cullen offers an unsentimental ode to rural America and to the resilient people of a vibrant community of fifteen thousand in Northwest Iowa, as much survivors as their town.

Question 2

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Storm Lake?

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Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning > The environment > Environmental policy and protocols

Question 3

Where can I read a sample of Storm Lake?

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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780525558873

Question 4

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Storm Lake?

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Art Cullen

Question 5

Who is the Publisher of the book Storm Lake?

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Penguin Publishing Group

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What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

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Storm Lake is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780525558873) and paperback(ISBN 9780525558897) and ebook(ISBN 9780525558880) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525641520) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525641537)

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