Cramped, Crammed, Crowded: Raising Four Boys in a Skid House

02/11/2012 2 min
Cramped, Crammed, Crowded: Raising Four Boys in a Skid House

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Episode Synopsis

North Dakota's oil boom has forced many families to make tough decisions. Shannon Atwell is living proof. Shannon recently moved her four young boys from their farm in Missouri to a cramped trailer near Williston, North Dakota. The boys' father moved there two years ago to work in the oil fields and the family finally decided join him. This is Shannon's story. Audio portrait and photo by Laura Candler.