"A nature book unlike any otherā¦peppered with gritty, anti-romantic, all-too-real tales of cops 'n' bad guys in the great outdoors."ā
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Jordan Fisher Smith's startling account of fourteen years as a park ranger thoroughly dispels our idealized visions of life in the great outdoors. Instead of scout troops and placid birdwatchers, Smith's beatāa stretch of land that has been officially condemned to be floodedābrings him into contact with drug users tweaked out to the point of violence, obsessed miners, and other dangerous creatures. In unflinchingly honest prose, he both portrays the breathtaking natural world around him and reveals the unexpectedly dark underbelly of patrolling and protecting public lands.
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"Gloriously unlike anything I've ever read beforeā¦gives entree into a strange, dark, and mesmerizing outdoor world that's absolutely unforgettable."ā
The Boston Globe
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"By turns funny, poignant and surprisingā¦an intimate memoir of the career of a state-park ranger. Not just any ranger, but one with a wicked pen, patrolling a doomed landscape."ā
Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer
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"Compellingā¦refreshingly unsentimental."āBarry Lopez, author of
Arctic Dreams
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"Smith offers a fresh perspective on our threatened environmentā¦
Nature Noir reflects the spirit of an era as did
Desert Solitaire."ā
Charlotte Observer
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Map of Auburn State Recreation Area
- Prologue
- 1 / A Day in the Park
- 2 / It Never Rains in California
- 3 / Career Development
- 4 / Occurrence at Yankee Jims Bridge
- 5 / Rocks and Bones
- 6 / The Bridge over Purgatory
- 7 / A Natural Death
- 8 / Finch Finds His Roots
- 9 / Crossing the Mekong
- 10 / As Weak as Water
- 11 / Eight Mile Curve
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Footnotes
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