{"product_id":"9780393635300","title":"Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter’s history of wild horses in America—and an eye-opening story of their treatment in our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe wild horse is so ingrained in the American imagination that even those who have never seen one know what it stands for: fierce independence, unbridled freedom, the bedrock ideals of the nation. From car ads to high school mascots, the wild horse—popularly known as the mustang—is the enduring icon of America. But in modern times it has become entangled in controversy and bureaucracy, and now its future is in question. In \u003cem\u003eWild Horse Country\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America and investigates the shocking dilemma they face in our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere is the grand story of the horse: from its prehistoric debut in North America to its reintroduction by Spanish conquistadors and its spread through the epic battles between native tribes and settlers during the days of the Wild West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilipps explores how wild horses became so central to America’s sense of itself, and he delves into the hold that wild horses have had on the American imagination from the early explorers to the best-selling novels of Zane Grey to Hollywood Westerns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraveling through remote parts of the American West, Philipps also reveals the wild horse’s current crisis, with tens of thousands of horses being held in captivity by the federal government, and free horses caught between the clashing ideals of ranchers, animal rights activists, scientists, and government officials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Horse Country\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful blend of history and contemporary reporting that vividly reveals the majesty and plight of an American icon, while pointing a way forward that will preserve this icon for future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121470488816,"sku":"9780393635300","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393635300_p0.jpg?v=1763697568","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393635300","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}