Billionaire Wilderness

The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West

Justin Farrell

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Princeton University Press
01 June 2021

Social discrimination; Social classes; Rural communities; Sociology & anthropology; Social impact of environmental issues

Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology

Amazon's Best Business and Leadership Books of 2020

A revealing look at the intersection of wealth, philanthropy, and conservation

Billionaire Wilderness takes you inside the exclusive world of the ultra-wealthy, showing how today's richest people are using the natural environment to solve the existential dilemmas they face. Justin Farrell spent five years in Teton County, Wyoming, the richest county in the United States, and a community where income inequality is the worst in the nation. He conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews, gaining unprecedented access to tech CEOs, Wall Street financiers, and other prominent figures in business and politics. He also talked with the rural poor who live among the ultra-wealthy and often work for them. The result is a penetrating account of the far-reaching consequences of the massive accrual of wealth and a troubling portrait of a changing American West where romanticizing rural poverty and conserving nature can be lucrative, socially as well as financially.

By: Justin Farrell
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9780691217123
ISBN 10: 0691217122
Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 01 June 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Justin Farrell is a professor at Yale University in the School of the Environment. Twitter @J_Farrell

Reviews for Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West

One of Amazon's Best Books of 2020 in Business and Leadership Winner of the Spur Award for Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction, Western Writers of America Finalist for the Reading the West Book Award in Adult Narrative Nonfiction