{"product_id":"conserving-americas-wildlands-the-vision-of-ted-turner-hardcover","title":"Conserving America's Wildlands: The Vision of Ted Turner - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRhett Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eTodd Wilkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003ePresident Jimmy Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver a lifetime, CNN founder Ted Turner has dedicated two million private acres to a globally unparalleled project to reintroduce and restore the species that once roamed freely there.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTed Turner was for many years the largest private-property owner in America and known for his establishment of the largest bison herds in the world. From this beginning, his holdings have grown to be refuges of biodiversity for some of the most endangered species in the world, from migratory birds to fish and insects, and from wolves to grizzly bears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRhett Turner explores his father's devotion to leaving nature in better shape than he found it by taking us across nearly two dozen of the Turner family's properties--from the northern Rockies to the prairies of the Dakotas to the southeastern Atlantic coastal plains and pine forests--land equal to the size of Yellowstone National Park.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRhett Turner\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. Turner cut his teeth in photojournalism as an editor at CNN's Tokyo news bureau. \u003cb\u003eTodd Wilkinson\u003c\/b\u003e has been an environmental journalist and author for thirty-five years. He is a western correspondent for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and author of several acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eLast Stand: Ted Turner's Quest to Save a Troubled Planet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eFormer President Jimmy Carter\u003c\/b\u003e is an American philanthropist, former politician, and businessman who served as the thirty-ninth president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 13.4 x 10.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53200070312299,"sku":"9780847872312","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8401\/2907\/files\/264696af4278be4db159832636d53894.webp?v=1778350329","url":"https:\/\/fraulick.com\/products\/conserving-americas-wildlands-the-vision-of-ted-turner-hardcover","provider":"frauLick.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}