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Title:
Where the deer and the antelope play : the pastoral observations of one ignorant American who loves to walk outside
Summary:
Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the Free—not just for the people and their purported ideals but to the actual land itself: the bedrock, the topsoil, and everything in between that generates the health of your local watershed. In his new book, Nick takes a humorous, inspiring, and elucidating trip to America's trails, farms, and frontier to examine the people who inhabit the land, what that has meant to them, and to the land itself, both historically and currently. The seeds of this book were planted in 2019, when Nick took two memorable journeys with pals—a hiking trip to Glacier National Park with his friends Jeff Tweedy and George Saunders, as well as an extended visit to his friend James Rebanks, the author of The Shepherd's Life and English Pastoral. He followed that up with an excursion that could only have come about in 2020—Nick and his wife, Megan Mullally, bought an Airstream trailer to drive across the United States. All three journeys inspired some “deep-ish" thinking from Nick, about the history and philosophy of our relationship with nature in our national parks, in our farming, and in our backyards; what we mean when we talk about conservation; the importance of outdoor recreation; and the healthy building of both local and national communities across party lines, all subjects very close to Nick's heart. With witty, heartwarming stories and a keen insight into the problems we all confront, this is both a ramble through and celebration of the land we all love.
General Note:
Title from web page.

Compact discs.
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Description:
10 audio discs (11 hr, 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Personal Subject:
Publisher:
Penguin Audio,
Publication Date:
2021
ISBN:
9780451485038
Publication Information:
[New York, NY] : Penguin Audio, [2021]

©2021
Call Number:
CDB 917.3 OFFERMAN
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