{"product_id":"the-sporting-road-travels-across-america-in-an-airstream-trailer-with-fly-rod-shotgun-and-a-yellow-lab-named-sweetzer-paperback","title":"The Sporting Road: Travels Across America in an Airstream Trailer--With Fly Rod, Shotgun, and a Yellow Lab Named Sweetzer - 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\u003eJim Fergus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRick Bass\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than just a man and his dog hunting adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Sporting Road\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about the land and man's place in it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is also, in many ways, a book about relationships; with nature, animals, and the people with who live around us. As Rick Bass says in his introduction, Jim Fergus is a man for whom The common denominator is not geographical, but internal; here is a man who belongs intensely to the living. And slowly, gradually --essay by essay--you become aware of the unsaid: the fact that he fits a diminishing time, a diminishing space, and a diminishing code of manners. That he always puts others before him; that he considers and respects his friends, his prey, his dogs, and the landscapes that engage these things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Fergus is the author of \u003ci\u003eOne Thousand White Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sporting Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Hunter's Road\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWild Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles and essays have appeared in a wide variety of national magazines and newspapers, including \u003ci\u003eNewsweek, Newsday, The Paris Review, Esquire, Sports Afield\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/i\u003e. Fergus was born in Chicago and attended Colorado College. He worked as a teaching tennis professional before becoming a full-time freelance writer. He lives in southern Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.54 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45314984607846,"sku":"9780312267803","price":30.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bmJLcysvcTlXZmloYnc0YytnU21qUT09.webp?v=1774349442","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-sporting-road-travels-across-america-in-an-airstream-trailer-with-fly-rod-shotgun-and-a-yellow-lab-named-sweetzer-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}