{"product_id":"the-hour-of-land-terry-tempest-williams-9781250132147","title":"The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the environmental classic \u003ci\u003eRefuge \u003c\/i\u003eand the beloved memoir \u003ci\u003eWhen Women Were Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with\u003ci\u003e The Hour of Land\u003c\/i\u003e, a literary celebration of our national parks and an exploration of what they mean to us and what we mean to them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Grand Tetons in Wyoming to Acadia in Maine to Big Bend in Texas, Williams creates a series of lyrical portraits that illuminate the unique grandeur of each place while delving into what it means to shape a landscape with its own evolutionary history into something of our own making. Part memoir, part natural history, and part social critique, \u003ci\u003eThe Hour of Land\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation and a manifesto on why wild lands matter to the soul of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Tempest Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250132142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250132147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Terry Tempest Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052093567231,"sku":"9781250132147","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d5e42fa-21f9-4441-b44e-5705a53cc9de.jpg?v=1685016919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hour-of-land-terry-tempest-williams-9781250132147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}