Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland

Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland

    • 4.7 • 3 Ratings
    • $12.99
    • $12.99

Publisher Description

Now a feature-length documentary on the Discovery channel narrated by Tom Brokaw.


“Lush, gorgeously written…A profoundly hopeful book.” —Tina Rosenberg, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award

A Kirkus Best Book of 2016

Many of the men and women doing today’s most consequential environmental work—restoring America’s grasslands, wildlife, soil, rivers, wetlands, and oceans—would not call themselves environmentalists; they would be too uneasy with the connotations of that word. What drives them is their deep love of the land: the iconic terrain where explorers and cowboys, pioneers and riverboat captains forged the American identity. They feel a moral responsibility to preserve this heritage and natural wealth, to ensure that their families and communities will continue to thrive.

Unfolding as a journey down the Mississippi River, Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman tells the stories of five representatives of this stewardship movement: a Montana rancher, a Kansas farmer, a Mississippi riverman, a Louisiana shrimper, and a Gulf fisherman. In exploring their work and family histories and the essential geographies they protect, Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman challenges pervasive and powerful myths about American and environmental values.

GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2016
September 6
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
416
Pages
PUBLISHER
W. W. Norton & Company
SELLER
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
SIZE
5.2
MB

More Books Like This

Song for the Blue Ocean Song for the Blue Ocean
2010
Breakpoint Breakpoint
2018
Lost Mountain Lost Mountain
2006
Upstream Upstream
2017
The Ground Beneath Us The Ground Beneath Us
2017
The Wooleen Way The Wooleen Way
2019

More Books by Miriam Horn

Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming
2009
Rebels in White Gloves Rebels in White Gloves
1999