Fragile structures: A story of oil refineries, national security, and the coast of Maine by Peter Amory Bradford

Harper, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bow Historical Books. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Bow Historical Books. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. A nice copy with only minor wear..

Harper's Magazine Press, 1975. Hardcover. Good.

NY: HARPER'S MAGAZINE PRESS. CLEAN COPY. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1975.

New York: Harper's Magazine Press. Hardcover. 1975. 1st Edition. 8vo 392pp . Very Good in Very Good DJ. Painful and continuing absurdity of United States oil policy .

Harper's Magazine Press, 1975. hardback in near fine condition with very good + dust jacket. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

New York: Harper. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. 1st ; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0061204501 . Tells the story of the attempts during the 1960's up to the mid-1970's to create a oil refinery off the Maine coast - and the controversies that ensued. The author was one of the original Nader's Raiders and came to Maine to serve the governor and was named the Public Utilities Commissioner. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 392 pages .

New York: Harper's Magazine Press, [1975]. First Edition. First Printing. very good, good. 24 cm, 392, map, source notes, index, DJ somewhat soiled and slightly frayed at edges, DJ flap soiled. The oil company proposal to build a super-tanker oil port at Machiasport (in Washington County, Maine) was opposed by many industry and government officials and also by conservationists. The author discusses why U.S. energy needs drain the economy and the environment more heavily than they need to, and why this situation defies reform.