{"product_id":"wilderness-of-hope-fly-fishing-and-public-lands-in-the-american-west-hardcover","title":"Wilderness of Hope: Fly Fishing and Public Lands in the American West - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuinn Grover\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLongtime fly fisherman Quinn Grover had contemplated the \"why\" of his fishing identity before more recently becoming focused on the \"how\" of it. He realized he was a dedicated fly fisherman in large part because public lands and public waterways in the West made it possible. In \u003ci\u003eWilderness of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e Grover recounts his fly-fishing experiences with a strong evocation of place, connecting those experiences to the ongoing national debate over public lands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Because so much of America's public lands are in the Intermountain West, this is where arguments about the use and limits of those lands rage the loudest. And those loudest in the debate often become caricatures: rural ranchers who hate the government; West Coast elites who don't know the West outside Vail, Colorado; and energy and mining companies who extract from once-protected areas. These caricatures obscure the complexity of those who use public lands and what those lands mean to a wider population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although for Grover fishing is often an \"escape\" back to wildness, it is also a way to find a home in nature and recalibrate his interactions with other parts of his life as a father, son, husband, and citizen. Grover sees fly fishing on public waterways as a vehicle for interacting with nature that allows humans to inhabit nature rather than destroy or \"preserve\" it by keeping it entirely separate from human contact. These essays reflect on personal fishing experiences with a strong evocation of place and an attempt to understand humans' relationship with water and public land in the American West. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePurchase the audio edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuinn Grover\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English at Brigham Young University-Idaho. His work has been published in national fly-fishing magazines such as the \u003ci\u003eFlyfish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDrake\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Angler\u003c\/i\u003e as well as literary outlets such as \u003ci\u003eNewfound\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCirque\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJuxtaprose\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51805635379488,"sku":"9781496211804","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/65fd4a30d0e5d8da87a86eef66dddbf2.webp?v=1780912359","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wilderness-of-hope-fly-fishing-and-public-lands-in-the-american-west-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}