Oak Flat by Lauren Redniss, Read by the Author and a Full Cast

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Author Lauren Redniss and a full cast of narrators transport the listener to the high, dry country of southeast Arizona’s Apache San Carlos Reservation in Oak Flat. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss this story of sacred lands threatened by development of their vast copper deposits. Lauren Redniss delivers the narrative that introduces listeners to the people and the issues, and this work of art celebrates the Apache culture and its close ties to the land.

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