{"product_id":"mormon-country-paperback","title":"Mormon Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWallace Stegner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard W. Etulain\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their \"lovely Deseret,\" a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land the Mormons settled, their habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knit - some say ironclad - communities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West. Richard W. Etulain provides a new introduction to this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWallace Stegner (1909-93) was one of America's most distinguished novelists and essayists. His works include the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eAngle of Repose\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Award. Richard W. Etulain is a professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe American West: A Twentieth-Century History\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska 1989) and \u003ci\u003eStegner: Conversations on History and Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761345167648,"sku":"9780803293052","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/87571d5d80541518c687fafd95318cb5.webp?v=1780205109","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mormon-country-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}