{"product_id":"a-hunters-road-a-journey-with-gun-and-dog-across-the-american-uplands-paperback","title":"A Hunter's Road: A Journey with Gun and Dog Across the American Uplands - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Fergus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an epic season of sport, Jim Fergus and his trusty Lab, Sweetzer, trek the mountains, plains, prairies, forests, marshes, deltas, and deserts of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are estimated to be more than six million bird hunters in America, every one of whom has dreamed of the kind of epic hunting season that Jim Fergus lives in A Hunter's Road - 17,000 miles in 5 months, pursuing 21 different game bird species across 24 states. But one need not be a bird hunter to enjoy this picaresque adventure; and far more important than the statistics are the hundreds of miles on foot that Fergus and his trusty yellow Lab, Sweetzer, cover in the course of their longest season - tramping the mountains, plains, prairies, fields, forests, marshes, deltas, and deserts of America - both alone and with a host of memorable companions. A Hunter's Road profiles one man's personal journey into the romance of the open country, touching on the history, sociology, politics, and economics of bird hunting in America, while addressing the issue of hunting ethics and the burgeoning antihunting movement in this country - the latter, in Fergus's opinion, reflecting our increasing estrangement from the natural world. A thoughtful and sometimes troubling exploration of the health and well-being of what remains of the American countryside, A Hunter's Road is by turns poignant, humorous, lyric, opinionated, and unflinchingly honest. It is destined to become an American sporting classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Fergus\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the essay collection \u003ci\u003eThe Sporting Road\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eOne Thousand White Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWild Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles and essays have appeared in a wide variety of national magazines and newspapers, including \u003ci\u003eNewsweek, Newsday, The Paris Review, Esquire, Sports Afield\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/i\u003e. Fergus was born in Chicago and attended Colorado College. He lives in southern Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761327145248,"sku":"9780805030082","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9c26bd0f272a6d5c03eede2c735c1d8.webp?v=1780204622","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-hunters-road-a-journey-with-gun-and-dog-across-the-american-uplands-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}