{"product_id":"the-sagebrush-ocean-35th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"The Sagebrush Ocean: 35th Anniversary Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Trimble\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sagebrush Ocean, \u003c\/i\u003ethe essential introduction to the ecology and spirit of the Great Basin Desert, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereturns in this richly updated \u003ci\u003e35th anniversary edition\u003c\/i\u003e. Winner of the Ansel Adams Award for Photography and Conservation, Stephen Trimble's authoritative voice and evocative photographs illuminate this landscape of sun-struck playas, surprising wetlands, remote canyons, and wind-swept tundra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, the once-vast \"sagebrush ocean\" is an endangered sea, as environmental changes and human development have diminished it by half. This heartbreaking decline drives Trimble's updated text, but he blends loss with reverence for what remains--and urgent insight into what's at stake. Striking color photographs, many newly added, illuminate some of the continent's most spectacular but little known scenery. For anyone curious about the Great Basin or concerned for its future, this timely edition is indispensable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Trimble's writing and photography career grew from roaming the West with his geologist father, working as a park ranger in Utah and Colorado, studying at Colorado College and the University of Arizona, and serving as editor and publisher of the Museum of Northern Arizona Press. Trimble has published twenty-five award-winning books over nearly fifty years of paying attention to the landscapes and peoples of the Desert West. He speaks and writes as a conservation advocate and has taught writing at the University of Utah, where he received a Wallace Stegner Fellowship. In 2019, Trimble was honored as one of Utah's fifteen most influential artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46390596993159,"sku":"9781647791575","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/uyUYzeg_NO9781647791575.webp?v=1793512263","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-sagebrush-ocean-35th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}