North Dakota's Gold Rush: A Memoir About the Fracking Boom

A new book chronicles the stories of sometimes broken, often desperate men who ventured to the northern plains in service of an industry that exemplifies late-stage capitalism.

Book Excerpt: A Look Inside America's Fracking Boom - WSJ

North Dakota Went Boom - The New York Times

North Dakota's shale prospects look bleak after the gold rush

A Modern-Day Gold Rush

The New Wild West by Blaire Briody - Audiobook

Fractured Land – Minnesota Historical Society

Pages: 384 Language: English Publisher: Simon & Schuster US Russell Gold. a brilliant and dogged investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal.

The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World

The Oil Drum The Bakken Boom - A Modern-Day Gold Rush

In North Dakota, an oil boomtown doesn't want to go bust - Los Angeles Times

John Sayles on His New Novel, Yellow Earth, and the Mess Big Oil Leaves Behind - The Stranger