{"product_id":"hush-of-the-land-a-lifetime-in-the-bob-marshall-wilderness-paperback","title":"Hush of the Land: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnold Smoke Elser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEva-Maria Maggi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTammy Elser\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis inspirational memoir chronicles the six-decade quest of packer and outfitter Arnold \"Smoke\" Elser to protect wild lands by bringing thousands of people deep into the mountains of Montana on horseback. With limited financial means and while still in college, the young man from Ohio decided against a promising career in forestry and chose instead to share his love of wilderness with city dwellers by working as a professional outfitter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on hundreds of hours of interviews, \u003ci\u003eHush of the Land\u003c\/i\u003e tells the captivating story of Elser's early days as a packer in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Bitterroot Mountains. Share the joys and thrills of summer rides, harrowing grizzly bear encounters, fishing in clear mountain streams, and many nights around a campfire within some of the West's last wild lands. In this lively narrative, Elser recounts how his testimony for the Wilderness Act, and the fight to preserve and expand Montana's wilderness lands, influenced his career as an outfitter and educator and gave him a voice at the center of Montana's conservation movement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold \"Smoke\" Elser\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional animal packer and a semi-retired instructor of wilderness outfitting and packing at the University of Montana, from which he received a 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. Elser's work as an educator and outfitter has been covered in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and the PBS documentary \u003ci\u003eThree Miles an Hour\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePackin' In on Mules and Horses\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eEva-Maria Maggi\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a writer, social scientist, and packer and teaches courses on wilderness issues at the University of Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.9 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978584686893,"sku":"9781496231000","price":22.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/90uMLtkHG-9781496231000.webp?v=1775805997","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/hush-of-the-land-a-lifetime-in-the-bob-marshall-wilderness-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}