Description: NATURE NOIRA PARK RANGER'S PATROL IN THE SIERRABY JORDAN FISHER SMITHLIKE NEW - 1st EDITION - HARDCOVER & DUSTJACKET “A nature book unlike any other…peppered with gritty, anti-romantic, all-too-real tales of cops ’n’ bad guys in the great outdoors.”—The San Diego Union-TribuneJordan Fisher Smith’s startling account of fourteen years as a park ranger thoroughly dispels our idealized visions of life in the great outdoors. Instead of scout troops and placid birdwatchers, Smith's beat—a stretch of land that has been officially condemned to be flooded—brings him into contact with drug users tweaked out to the point of violence, obsessed miners, and other dangerous creatures. In unflinchingly honest prose, he both portrays the breathtaking natural world around him and reveals the unexpectedly dark underbelly of patrolling and protecting public lands. “Gloriously unlike anything I’ve ever read before…gives entree into a strange, dark, and mesmerizing outdoor world that's absolutely unforgettable.”—The Boston Globe “By turns funny, poignant and surprising…an intimate memoir of the career of a state-park ranger. Not just any ranger, but one with a wicked pen, patrolling a doomed landscape.”—Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer “Compelling…refreshingly unsentimental.”—Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams “Smith offers a fresh perspective on our threatened environment…Nature Noir reflects the spirit of an era as did Desert Solitaire.”—Charlotte Observer * * * * * * SELLERS NOTE: all of the images provided here are for the actual book being offered. The first two photos were taken using a digital camera. A desktop scanner was used for the remaining images. This would likely account for any color differences. FREE SHIPPING
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ISBN 13: 978-0618224166
Book Title: Nature Noir : a Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra
ISBN 10: 0618224165
Book Series: Outdoor careers
Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x .75 inches
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Original Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2005
Format: Hardcover & Dustjacket
Language: English
Author: Jordan Fisher Smith
Features: Dust Jacket
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Travel, Nature, Mountain Ecology
Topic: Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, Regional, Parks & Campgrounds, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, WA), Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains, Park Rangers, conservation careers
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
