{"product_id":"letters-from-the-west-john-terry-9781511764827","title":"Letters from the West: Stories of travel into and through American mountains and deserts","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong before the concept of a \"bucket list\" became popular, author John Terry decided to rectify a serious deficiency in his life. Terry had never seen a real mountain or the desert, so he packed up his family and headed west.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne family camping trip to Colorado and New Mexico was all it took-Terry was hooked. Over the next thirty years, Terry and his family took another twenty-five trips to this part of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetters from the West\u003c\/i\u003e contains essays with Terry's observations and thoughts about the places that enchanted and captured his imagination. Witty and amusing, these stories treat readers to little known facts, thoughtful insights, and humorous tales about this region.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering such topics as the oddities of camping and why it's great, encountering strange characters and bears, ghost towns and famous places, summiting mountains and finding mysterious gravesites, these essays will entertain and enlighten anyone who loves a good adventure-especially with young children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetters from the West\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the rich and varied landscapes, culture, history, and people of the western precincts of the United States-and the pitfalls and joys of packing up the car and hitting the open road with your family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Terry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1511764821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781511764827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.29d","brand":"John Terry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44652369150207,"sku":"9781511764827","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a313c13b-a818-4caa-93e6-aefaf9448042.jpg?v=1704215764","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-from-the-west-john-terry-9781511764827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}