{"product_id":"the-hour-of-land-a-personal-topography-of-americas-national-parks-paperback","title":"The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks - 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\u003eTerry Tempest Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the environmental classic \u003ci\u003eRefuge \u003c\/i\u003eand the beloved memoir \u003ci\u003eWhen Women Were Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with\u003ci\u003e The Hour of Land\u003c\/i\u003e, a literary celebration of our national parks and an exploration of what they mean to us and what we mean to them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Grand Tetons in Wyoming to Acadia in Maine to Big Bend in Texas, Williams creates a series of lyrical portraits that illuminate the unique grandeur of each place while delving into what it means to shape a landscape with its own evolutionary history into something of our own making. Part memoir, part natural history, and part social critique, \u003ci\u003eThe Hour of Land\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation and a manifesto on why wild lands matter to the soul of America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003eRefuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinding Beauty in a Broken World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhen Women Were Birds\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been widely anthologized around the world. She lives in Castle Valley, Utah, with her husband, Brooke Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984015491373,"sku":"9781250132147","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RXlVYko4K09sRmVuejNiYlg1UkNOUT09.webp?v=1776081400","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-hour-of-land-a-personal-topography-of-americas-national-parks-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}