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    A Song for the River
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    A Song for the River

    By Philip Connors

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    About this ebook

    Philip considers this book to be a sequel to his first book, Fire Season, Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout. That book sold over 30,000 copies across all editions (11,300 HB; 10,000+ PB; 10,000+ e-book).

    This book takes place in the Gila National Forest, the first national park designated as a wilderness in the United States. In 2019, the Park Service will begin the process of deciding whether to dam the Gila River, which travels through the park. Philip explains his opposition to this plan and details the damage it would cause to this pristine forest. Philip will be a leading authority media turns to as the debate heats up. He’s a frequent speaker at Wilderness and Sierra Club events. After the 2018 fire season (September), he wants to speak against the proposed dam as much as possible at such events and bookstores, using his new book as a starting point.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCinco Puntos Press
    Release dateSep 18, 2018
    ISBN9781941026922
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    A Song for the River
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    Philip Connors

    Philip Connors has worked as a bartender, a baker, a house painter, a janitor and an editor at the Wall Street Journal. His essays have appeared in Harper's, the Paris Review, the Dublin Review and the London Review of Books. He lives in New Mexico with his wife and their dog.

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      I read Fire Season and enjoyed it so I was pleased when I found out he had written another book. I found the flow and tenor of this book very different that his first. He is facing various difficult situations in his life and reflecting on them. The portion of the book focusing on the 3 teenagers that tragically died had a big impact on me since I lost a son at a young age. It was very touching to me to hear his words about how they are remembered by him, and those that knew them in their small town. I was not expecting this from the book and it really hit home for me.