{"product_id":"ranger-confidential-living-working-and-dying-in-the-national-parks-paperback","title":"Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks - 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\u003eAndrea Lankford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor twelve years, Andrea Lankford lived in the biggest, most impressive national parks in the world, working a job she loved. She chaperoned baby sea turtles on their journey to sea. She pursued bad guys on her galloping patrol horse. She jumped into rescue helicopters bound for the heart of the Grand Canyon. She won arguments with bears. She slept with a few too many rattlesnakes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea survived it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this graphic and yet surprisingly funny account of her and others' extraordinary careers, Lankford unveils a world in which park rangers struggle to maintain their idealism in the face of death, disillusionment, and the loss of a comrade killed while holding that thin green line between protecting the park from the people, the people from the park, and the people from each other. \u003ci\u003eRanger Confidential \u003c\/i\u003eis the story behind the scenery of the nation's crown jewels--Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Great Smokies, Denali. In these iconic landscapes, where nature and humanity constantly collide, scenery can be as cruel as it is redemptive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Lankford\u003c\/b\u003e is a former national park ranger and the author of three books, including \u003ci\u003eHaunted Hikes: Spine-Tingling Tales and Trails from North America's National Parks\u003c\/i\u003e, which was featured in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, chosen by \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eas a 2006 Travel Pick, and described by \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e as \"spell-binding.\" Her articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArizona Highways\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBackpacker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.96 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53054562500832,"sku":"9780762752638","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/erznqjip_69780762752638.webp?v=1781298544","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/ranger-confidential-living-working-and-dying-in-the-national-parks-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}