Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland - eBook
9780393247350
0-393-24735-X
**Now a feature-length documentary on the Discovery channel narrated by Tom Brokaw.Lush, gorgeously writtenA profoundly hopeful book. Tina Rosenberg, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award**A Kirkus Best Book of 2016Many of the men and women doing todays most consequential environmental workrestoring Americas grasslands, wildlife, soil, rivers, wetlands, and oceanswould not call themselves environmentalists; they would be too uneasy with the connotations of that word. What drives them is their deep love of the land: the iconic terrain where explorers and cowboys, pioneers and riverboat captains forged the American identity. They feel a moral responsibility to preserve this heritage and natural wealth, to ensure that their families and communities will continue to thrive.Unfolding as a journey down the Mississippi River, Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman tells the stories of five representatives of this stewardship movement: a Montana rancher, a Kansas farmer, a Mississippi riverman, a Louisiana shrimper, and a Gulf fisherman. In exploring their work and family histories and the essential geographies they protect, Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman challenges pervasive and powerful myths about American and environmental values.