{"product_id":"roaming-rambling-and-reminiscing-j-d-porter-9781735315546","title":"Roaming, Rambling, and Reminiscing: Musings from a South Georgia Mule Wagon","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen author J. D. Porter retired after a forty-year career managing parks, zoos, and museums, he found a new adventure as the pilot of a mule wagon for a local quail hunting lodge. This fascinating gig led to yet another job title for Porter: newspaper columnist, for his local paper, the \u003cem\u003eAlbany Herald\u003c\/em\u003e. This charming collection of essays, anecdotes, and tales is the result.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing tasked with writing about his work on the mule wagon prompted Porter to explore with humor and poignancy a wide variety of topics, from how shotguns can be works of art to the art of the walk, from a bridgebuilding slave to a tortoise and a billionaire, and from a dog named Joy to contemplating tombstones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of Southern writers like Rick Bragg and Roy Blount, Jr., and nature writers like E.B. White and Wendell Berry, will find much to love packed into this collection of essays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. D. Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735315540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735315546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jdporterbooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"J. D. Porter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203024175359,"sku":"9781735315546","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24066ff7-f718-4376-b5df-9428de2ca843.jpg?v=1756834093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roaming-rambling-and-reminiscing-j-d-porter-9781735315546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}