Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: "Local Communities Are No Match for Industrial Corporations"; Chapter 2: Oil Town; Chapter 3: Rust Belt; Chapter 4: Resistance; Chapter 5: Scorched Earth; Chapter 6: "It Was Like a Death-to the Town"; Chapter 7: "Whether We're for BP or against BP, We All Sound Conspiratorial"; Chapter 8: Victory; Epilogue: "Nobody Was Defending Us Except Ourselves"; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index