Before the First Snow: Stories from the Revolution

Two decades after the revolution of the 1960s, Apryl Greene wants to build the first school for peace and the arts. But, powerful forces from private industry and the government are trying to seize the 40 acres of land she owns, and to destroy her dream. Around her, the nation is rushing to war in the Middle East, torn between its dependence upon oil and myriad problems of ��lean��nuclear energy��nd jobs in a depressed economy vs. health, safety, and environmental issues.