{"product_id":"fen-bog-and-swamp-annie-proulx-9781982173357","title":"Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Named a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e!* \u003c\/b\u003eA Finalist for the 2022 NBCC Awards in Nonfiction, the 2023 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award, and the NEIBA 2023 New England Book Award* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, this riveting deep dive into the history of our wetlands and what their systematic destruction means for the planet \"is both an enchanting work of nature writing and a rousing call to action\" (\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"I learned something new--and found something amazing--on every page.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Anthony Doerr, author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCloud Cuckoo Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lifelong acolyte of the natural world, Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment--by storing the carbon emissions that accelerate climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are crucial to the earth's survival, and in four illuminating parts, Proulx documents their systemic destruction in pursuit of profit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a vivid and revelatory journey through history, Proulx describes the fens of 16th-century England, Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, and America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. She introduces the early explorers who launched the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, and writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands--the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is \"an unforgettable and unflinching tour of past and present, fixed on a subject that could not be more important\" (Bill McKibben). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stark but beautifully written \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e-style warning from one of our greatest novelists.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annie Proulx\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982173351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982173357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022","brand":"Annie Proulx","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050652528895,"sku":"9781982173357","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_598c36af-4190-4b9a-bac0-46ff0965c565.jpg?v=1685008462","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fen-bog-and-swamp-annie-proulx-9781982173357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}