{"product_id":"9781608936489","title":"Open Season: True Stories of the Maine Warden Service","description":"Woods Cop: True Stories of the Maine Warden Service is a collection of 21 stories from two\u003cbr\u003eformer colonels, two lieutenants, two sergeants, four district wardens, a warden pilot, and one\u003cbr\u003ecurrently active duty corporal. Altogether, their cumulative experiences account for more than\u003cbr\u003e300 years of warden experience.\u003cbr\u003eBefore reality TV cameras, GPS devices, and dashboard computers, these wardens\u003cbr\u003epresided over a coming of age era for the Maine Warden Service. It was a time when a compass,\u003cbr\u003emap, and their wits were what mattered most in the field. Every day offered the potential for an\u003cbr\u003eexciting new adventure, many of which endangered the wardens themselves.\u003cbr\u003eThis book recreates the full warden experience. In addition to hair-raising, life-and-death\u003cbr\u003escenarios, the collection covers moments such as a child innocently outing his parents as\u003cbr\u003e“looking for deer” at night, the doldrums of a stakeout, and the grief of tragedy. The stories have\u003cbr\u003ebeen written in a third person, narrative format to ensure consistency in style and to help readers\u003cbr\u003efeel the excitement of a twig snapped in the dark, the frustration of second guessing yourself\u003cbr\u003ewhen lives are at stake, and the duty to do what’s right, even if it means breaking the law.","brand":"Down East Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138996715760,"sku":"9781608936489","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608936489_p0.jpg?v=1769902567","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608936489","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}