{"product_id":"wilderness-and-the-american-spirit-paperback","title":"Wilderness and the American Spirit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuby McConnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe idea of the American spirit has always been rooted in expansion and abundance-- at great cost to the environment. Americans now find themselves at the edge of consequence: entering an age of scarcity, less ready to thrive than ever before, and in need of a new relationship with the natural world. Wilderness and the American Spirit retells the story of the American West putting our national mythology in context with our current environmental crisis. Ruby McConnell is a geologist who uses the Applegate Trail-- the lesser known southern alternative to the Oregon Trail-- as a vehicle to tell stories in the same way that Rachel Carson used birds and Edward Abbey used Arches. The trail begins in the deserts of Nevada, home of today's Burning Man Festival. She follows the route westward through time and place exploring map-making, land use policies, the establishment of utopian communities (both faith-based and not), and the creation of resource based economies, connecting the dots and showing how we got to now. Blending history, science, and storytelling Wilderness and the American Spirit traces one route leading to our current moment and suggests new routes to move us forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuby McConnell is a writer, geologist, and environmental activist whose award-winning work has been featured in Ms. Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, and Mother Earth News. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed outdoor series \u003ci\u003eA Woman's Guide to the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Girl's Guide to the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e and its companion activity book for young adventurers, and \u003ci\u003eGround Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2020 Oregon Book Awards. She lives and writes in the heart of Oregon country. You can almost always find her in the woods - and online\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763862700320,"sku":"9798985652765","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8c4a2cde8ecf26e43c469dc142be5e83.webp?v=1780240493","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wilderness-and-the-american-spirit-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}