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Winner of the High Plains Book Award | Best Book of the Year - Outdoor Writers Association of America
“A brilliant rendering of what 'the open space of democracy' must be if we are to survive its present state of erosion.” –Terry Tempest Williams
The untold and “energetic” history…
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Living in the American West for the last three decades, I have long been concerned about preserving the beauty and sustainability of the land where I hike, bike, bird watch, and ski. Fires and drought, made worse by climate change, are major threats. Another significant threat comes from political leaders who would privatize the public lands of the West. The stated motives are seductive. Proponents argue that we need the oil, gas and minerals that could be extracted from the land. We need, they say, more space for housing as our population grows.
I knew virtually nothing about Bernard…
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