{"product_id":"long-way-round-through-the-heartland-by-river-by-john-hildebrand","title":"Long Way Round: Through the Heartland by River by John Hildebrand","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom University of Wisconsin Press:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"blurb\"\u003e“While history doesn’t flow in a circle, it doesn’t always move in a straight line either. Hildebrand charts the improbable ox-bows along its course.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong Way Round\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows us the open road as a river with possibility around the next bend.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"blurb-author\"\u003e—David Allan Cates, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Connor’s Gift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body-copy\"\u003eInspired by tales of a mythic Round River, a circular stream where “what goes around comes around,” John Hildebrand sets off to rediscover his home state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWisconsin is in the midst of an identity crisis, torn by new political divisions and the old gulf between city and countryside. Cobbling rivers together, from the burly Mississippi to the slender wilds of Tyler Forks, Hildebrand navigates the beautiful but complicated territory of home. In once prosperous small towns, he discovers unsung heroes—lockmasters, river rats, hotelkeepers, mechanics, environmentalists, tribal leaders, and perennial mayors—struggling to keep their communities afloat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile history doesn’t flow in a circle, it doesn’t always move in a straight line either. Hildebrand charts the improbable ox-bows along its course.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong Way Round\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows us the open road as a river with possibility around the next bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-bio-div\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author-bio-name\"\u003eJohn Hildebrand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of numerous books, including the award-winning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMapping the Farm: The Chronicle of a Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand, more recently,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Things: A Midwestern Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays have appeared in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper’s\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30701575340105,"sku":"9780299324803","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/products\/5802-165w.jpg?v=1570807692","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/long-way-round-through-the-heartland-by-river-by-john-hildebrand","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}