{"product_id":"encounters-with-the-archdruid-by-john-mcphee-first-edition-first-printing-1971-farrar-straus-giroux","title":"Encounters with the Archdruid by John McPhee [FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1971 • Farrar Straus Giroux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEncounters with the Archdruid by John McPhee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1971] FARRAR STRAUS \u0026amp; GIROUX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover with dust jacket in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrisp dust jacket with some minor edge wear and some mild soiling to rear with a spot of sticker ghosting to upper-right corner.  Price clipped front panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow housed in a new HQ custom-fit, brodart jacket protector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook itself is near mint.  Looks and reads like new. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses -- on a coastal island,in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Four men are involved: Charles Park, a mineral engineer who believes that our economic well-being rests on finding metals and extracting them from the earth wherever they are found; Charles Fraser, a resort developer who regards all conservationists as druids; Floyd Dominy, a builder of gigantic dams, who grew up in dry Western country and deeply believes in the impoundment of water; and David Brower, the most militant conservationist in the world. In turn, Park, Fraser, and Dominy encounter Brower -- now reserved, now friendly, now fighting hard across a philosophical divide...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67273460908281,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/encounterswiththearchdruid-1.jpg?v=1790927628","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/encounters-with-the-archdruid-by-john-mcphee-first-edition-first-printing-1971-farrar-straus-giroux","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}