{"product_id":"9780996456920","title":"Montana's Child","description":"In this warm-hearted, sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant account, Gwen Ellis tells the story of growing up in Montana's Big Sky country during the 1940s when houses had no electric dryers or dishwashers and many people burned wood and coal to keep warm and to cook. This is the story of homemade and homegrown Montanans who hunted so their families would have meat to eat and gardened to feed their families throughout the brutally cold, seemingly endless winters.\u003cbr\u003eAs you read, you'll:\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cbr\u003eHear the bawling of calves and the pounding of horses' hooves as cowboys and ranchers round up their herds.\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cbr\u003eBreathe deeply of crisp, clean mountain air scented with pine or sage.\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cbr\u003eSmell the lingering odor of metal clinging to smelter workers' clothes.\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cbr\u003eView the magnificent vault of clear blue sky that seems to go on into eternity.\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cbr\u003eHike beside the author on woodland paths lined with bear grass throwing huge white plumes into the summer breeze.\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cbr\u003eRelive never-to-be-forgotten camping trips into the Bob Marshall Wilderness.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of people with fiercely independent spirits who fill the state of Montana with a powerful and creative can-do attitude that still exists today. This is the story of a good life made exceptional by love.","brand":"Seaside Creative Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50062148567280,"sku":"9780996456920","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780996456920","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}