{"product_id":"talking-to-the-ground-paperback","title":"Talking to the Ground - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Lost City of the Monkey God \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an entrancing, eloquent, and entertaining account of the author's adventurous journey on horseback through the Southwest in the heart of Navajo desert country.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1992 author Douglas Preston and his wife and daughter rode horseback across 400 miles of desert in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. They were retracing the route of a Navajo deity, the Slayer of Alien Gods, on his quest to restore beauty and balance to the Earth. More than a travelogue, Preston's account of their \"one tough journey, luminously remembered\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews)\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of two cultures meeting in a sacred land and is \"like traveling across unknown territory with Lewis and Clark to the Pacific\" (Dee Brown, author of \u003ci\u003eBury My Heart At Wounded Knee\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1992 Doug Preston and his family rode horseback across 400 miles of desert in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. They were retracing the route of the Navajo deity Naayee neizghani, the Slayer of Alien Gods, on his quest to restore beauty and balance to the Earth. More than a travelogue, Preston's account of the journey is a tale of two cultures meeting in a sacred land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382955753650,"sku":"9781982112196","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/89a1f52bdbb1c7b002004e9764abf181.webp?v=1777848560","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/talking-to-the-ground-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}