{"product_id":"a-wild-promise-hugh-rose-9781680511062","title":"A Wild Promise: Prince William Sound","description":"\u003cb\u003e2017 Gold Medal - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Animals\/Pets category\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2019 Silver IPPY Award Winner in West-Pacific Best Regional Non-Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2018 Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner in Ecology \u0026amp; Environment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist in Nature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe 2.1 million acres (equivalent to Yellowstone National Park) of the wilderness study area are coming under increasing threat by resource development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays of personal explorations of the region by an award-winning writer are accompanied by dramatic images from an award-winning photographer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe wilderness study area is home to the largest concentration of tidewater glaciers in America and hosts a vast diversity of terrestrial and aquatic mammals, birds, and fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's been said that \"a picture is worth a thousand words,\" and nowhere is that more true than on the pages of \u003ci\u003eA Wild Promise: Prince William Sound\u003c\/i\u003e. The images of photographer Hugh Rose show you what this region holds--and what will be lost without protection from future resource development. Alongside Hugh's images are eloquent essays covering the natural and cultural history, people, and fragility of this region by noted Alaskan writer Debbie Miller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alaska's famed Prince William Sound includes more than 3,000 shore land miles of bays, coves, and deep fjords topped by the ice-capped peaks of the Chugach Mountains. More than 1 million tourists visit the region annually, and small family-owned fishing boats, ecotourism, oyster farms, and guide services provide sustainable livelihoods for year-round Alaskan residents. Many Americans first came to know of Prince William Sound through the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989--a catastrophe with lingering long-term effects, such the collapse of the once abundant herring population, a critical fish in the marine food chain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Wild Promise\u003c\/i\u003e, readers travel alongside Hugh and Debbie as they hike and kayak from Columbia Glacier to College Fiord, exploring the Nellie Juan-College Fjord Wilderness Study Area, a region set aside for study in 1980, to be followed--it was hoped--by permanent protection from Congress. After almost four decades of being in limbo as a designated wilderness study area, the fate of this spectacular, wild place is now in our hands. Its protection is a gift we can offer generations to come--a promise of wilderness, beauty, and natural diversity that we can, indeed, keep. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo learn more about Braided River and its mission: inspiring people to protect wild places through images and stories that change perspectives, please visit www.braidedriver.org\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh Rose, Debbie Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1680511068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781680511062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountaineers Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 10.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Hugh Rose","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44540603334911,"sku":"9781680511062","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1bd96923-6de2-482c-8ca7-d26dafd0904b.jpg?v=1700588832","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-wild-promise-hugh-rose-9781680511062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}