{"product_id":"9781948814140","title":"American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God \u0026 Public Lands in the West","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A deep, fascinating dive into a uniquely American brand of religious zealotry that poses a grave threat to our national parks, wilderness areas, wildlife sanctuaries, and other public lands. It also happens to be a delight to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e—JON KRAKAUER\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Zion\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the Bundy family\u003c\/b\u003e, famous for their armed conflicts in the West. With an antagonism that goes back to the very first Mormons who fled the Midwest for the Great Basin, they hold a sense of entitlement that confronts both law and democracy. Today their cowboy confrontations threaten public lands, wild species, and American heritage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBETSY GAINES QUAMMEN\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and conservationist. She received a doctorate in Environmental History from Montana State University in 2017, her dissertation focusing on Mormon settlement and public land conflicts. After college in Colorado, caretaking for a bed and breakfast in Mosier, Oregon, and serving breakfasts at a cafe in Kanab, Utah, Betsy has settled in Bozeman, Montana, where she now lives with her husband, writer David Quammen, three huge dogs, an overweight cat, and a pretty big python named Boots.","brand":"Torrey House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47066010878192,"sku":"9781948814140","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781948814140_p0.jpg?v=1763800630","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781948814140","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}