{"product_id":"downlanders-paperback","title":"Downlanders - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Haberle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDownlanders tells the story of five disillusioned young people who escape the trappings of sedentary urban lives and take off for the Grizzle Peninsula-a 1,200 mile expanse of steep mountains, impenetrable forest and jagged coastline, reputed to be \"last great wilderness adventure.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this reputation comes with a warning, stated repeatedly in the budget backpacker's guide that frames this dis-adventure story: idealists rarely find the utopia they are looking for. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErnie is one such young person who is searching for something. With his sort of girlfriend Eva, off they go to the wilderness. Soon, their relationship is more than strained, Eva seeming to stay around for lack of a better plan while Ernie dreams of more than a few ice cold beers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief runs out of luck in the city, and he needs to get away. Far away. But the farther he goes, the more troubles pile up behind him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny follows a woman to the Grizzle Peninsula. Theoretically she's doing some surveying work, but that turns out to be a bust, On the bright side, he lands on his feet with a job as a forest service park attendant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiona Gallagher is similarly lost. But a crash course in being a game warden seems to offer her direction. Unfortunately, that direction points her to teaming up with Danny and chasing Chief across the Grizzle Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all five, instead of offering a solution to their woes, the vast, brutal wilderness forces them to confront their own, and each other's, shortcomings, until it all comes to a head at the end of the world: a place called Grizzletown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42093517144199,"sku":"9798988721307","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6718c88fef27876f98815b63cc2717f7.webp?v=1732311820","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/downlanders-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}