That Wild Country

From prominent outdoorsman and nature writer Mark Kenyon comes an engrossing reflection on the past and future battles over our most revered landscapes—America’s public lands.

Every American is a public-land owner, inheritor to the largest public-land trust in the world. These vast expanses provide a home to wildlife populations, a vital source of clean air and water, and a haven for recreation.

Since its inception, however, America’s public land system has been embroiled in controversy—caught in the push and pull between the desire to develop the valuable resources the land holds or conserve them. Alarmed by rising tensions over the use of these lands, hunter, angler, and outdoor enthusiast Mark Kenyon set out to explore the spaces involved in this heated debate, and learn firsthand how they came to be and what their future might hold.

Part travelogue and part historical examination, That Wild Country invites readers on an intimate tour of the wondrous wild and public places that are a uniquely profound and endangered part of the American landscape.

De la proeminentul om in aer liber si scriitor de natura Mark Kenyon vine o reflectie captivanta asupra trecutului si viitoarelor batalii asupra celor mai venerate peisaje ale noastre - terenurile publice ale Americii. Fiecare american este proprietar de teren public, mostenitor al celui mai mare trust de terenuri publice din lume. Aceste vaste intinderi ofera o casa populatiilor salbatice, o sursa vitala de aer curat si apa si un refugiu pentru recreere. Cu toate acestea, de la inceputurile sale, sistemul funciar public al Americii a fost implicat in controverse - prins in apasare si tragere intre dorinta pentru a dezvolta resursele valoroase pe care le detine pamantul sau pentru a le conserva.