{"product_id":"rancher-farmer-fisherman","title":"Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the men and women doing today's most consequential environmental work--restoring America's grasslands, wildlife, soil, rivers, wetlands, and oceans--would not call themselves environmentalists; they would be too uneasy with the connotations of that word. What drives them is their deep love of the land: the iconic terrain where explorers and cowboys, pioneers and riverboat captains forged the American identity. They feel a moral responsibility to preserve this heritage and natural wealth, to ensure that their families and communities will continue to thrive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfolding as a journey down the Mississippi River, \u003cem\u003eRancher, Farmer, Fisherman\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of five representatives of this stewardship movement: a Montana rancher, a Kansas farmer, a Mississippi riverman, a Louisiana shrimper, and a Gulf fisherman. In exploring their work and family histories and the essential geographies they protect, \u003cem\u003eRancher, Farmer, Fisherman\u003c\/em\u003e challenges pervasive and powerful myths about American and environmental values.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836017979597,"sku":"9780393354874","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_04fe908c-2660-4333-b928-686d42e90b0e.jpg?v=1790991804","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/rancher-farmer-fisherman","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}