Searching for the Good Life in the Bakken Oil Fields

A seven-year oil boom in North Dakota has drawn thousands of investors, laborers, and fortune-seekers. The author settles in behind the counter of a local truck stop to see for herself how much of the American Dream can be found in the Bakken oil fields.

Author: Maya Rao
Source: The Atlantic
Published: Sep 29, 2014
Length: 23 minutes (5,887 words)
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