{"product_id":"9780393247350","title":"Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow a feature-length documentary on the Discovery channel narrated by Tom Brokaw.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Lush, gorgeously written…A profoundly hopeful book.” —Tina Rosenberg, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e \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":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104270663920,"sku":"9780393247350","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393247350_p0.jpg?v=1763696905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393247350","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}