{"product_id":"journal-of-a-prairie-year-paperback","title":"Journal of a Prairie Year - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Gruchow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The essential feature of the prairie is its horizon, which you can neither walk to nor touch.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen there is no summit to reach nor farther shore to attain­­--only a constantly receding point between earth and sky to follow--a journey proceeds as much into one's own mind as it does into the natural world. Sauntering through the tall grasses of the prairie, Paul Gruchow engages in just such a boundless journey, exploring simultaneously the subtle beauty of the Great Plains and the mind's astonishment as such grandeur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharting one cycle of seasons, \u003cem\u003eJournal of a Prairie Year\u003c\/em\u003e reveals countless cycles of thought: the innumerable sounds of winter snow beg us to understand its song; the fecundity of spring questions the accuracy of naming its abundance; the tenacity of prairie roots in a summer drought contrast with the shallow roots of our culture; and the mortality of fall mirrors our steady destruction of a once seemingly infinite expanse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is equal parts phenology and philosophy, a blend of natural and human history from a writer who \"makes empty places full and a reader's imagination soar\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e): calling us to remember a threatened world, and urging us to reach for its unmarred horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156628377735,"sku":"9781571313188","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b80750162e7cf341a672ac6d3e4845a4.webp?v=1733245043","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/journal-of-a-prairie-year-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}