{"product_id":"walking-the-high-desert-encounters-with-rural-america-along-the-oregon-desert-trail-paperback","title":"Walking the High Desert: Encounters with Rural America Along the Oregon Desert Trail - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Waterston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer high desert rancher Ellen Waterston writes of a wild, essentially roadless, starkly beautiful part of the American West. Following the recently created 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail, she embarks on a creative and inquisitive exploration, introducing readers to a \"trusting, na ve, earnest, stubbly, grumpy old man of a desert\" that is grappling with issues at the forefront of national, if not global, concern: public land use, grazing rights for livestock, protection of sacred Indigenous ground, water rights, and protection of habitat for endangered species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending travel writing with memoir and history, Waterston profiles a wide range of people who call the high desert home and offers fresh perspectives on nationally reported regional conflicts such as the Malheur Wildlife Refuge occupation. \u003ci\u003eWalking the High Desert\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers--wherever they may be--to consider their own beliefs, identities, and surroundings through the optic of the high desert of southeastern Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Waterston is author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crooked Desert Rises: A High Desert Home\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir, four poetry collections, and four poetry collections including a verse novel. She is the founder and president of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize and the founder of the Writing Ranch in Bend, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52800506003763,"sku":"9780295747507","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RmJGM3pxRDlCbG1mNFAxYUJ1TXhoZz09.webp?v=1764777813","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/walking-the-high-desert-encounters-with-rural-america-along-the-oregon-desert-trail-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}