{"product_id":"9780393357097","title":"Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Romantic, urgent, valuable and appealing as hell.” —Andrew McCarthy, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWriter Porter Fox spent three years exploring 4,000 miles of the border between Maine and Washington, traveling by canoe, freighter, car, and foot. In \u003cem\u003eNorthland\u003c\/em\u003e, he blends a deeply reported and beautifully written story of the region’s history with a riveting account of his travels. Setting out from the easternmost point in the mainland United States, Fox follows explorer Samuel de Champlain’s adventures across the Northeast; recounts the rise and fall of the timber, iron, and rail industries; crosses the Great Lakes on a freighter; and traces the forty-ninth parallel from Minnesota to the Pacific Ocean. He weaves in his encounters with residents, border guards, Indian activists, and militia leaders to give a dynamic portrait of the northland today, wracked by climate change, water wars, oil booms, and border security.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044451991792,"sku":"9780393357097","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393357097_p0.jpg?v=1763697275","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393357097","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}