{"product_id":"shannon-a-poem-of-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition-paperback","title":"Shannon: A Poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition - 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\u003eCampbell McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An unexpected story and a gem of a book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incomparable Campbell McGrath, whom \u003cem\u003eOutside \u003c\/em\u003emagazine calls, \"A writer who could help save poetry from academia and get the rest of us reading it again,\" delivers an astounding work: \u003cem\u003eShannon, \u003c\/em\u003ean epic poem that traces the remarkable journey of the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The \u003cem\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/em\u003e praises \u003cem\u003eShannon\u003c\/em\u003e as, \"A luminescent narrative...a myth of American character before its corruption,\" and Campbell McGrath--Poet Laureate, Guggenheim Fellowship, Pushcart Prize, and three-time Academy of American Poets Prize winner--proves once again to be truly an \"everyman poet\" who channels the spirit of Walt Whitman in this lyrical adventure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho finds this body \u003cbr\u003eBe it known \u003cbr\u003eMy name is George Shannon \u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; I bequeath my remains \u003cbr\u003eTo seed this land \u003cbr\u003eWith American bones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the inimitable Campbell McGrath comes an epic poem of George Shannon, the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, who wandered the prairie alone for sixteen days. Spinning a tale of adventure and wonderment, McGrath gives voice to Shannon's lost weeks in the wilderness, a harrowing journey of survival and discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eShannon\u003c\/em\u003e, McGrath has created both a thrilling narrative that rises from the once vast, lonely spaces of the American west and a compelling portrait of that now ineradicably altered landscape--then unmapped, wild yet bounteous, teeming with buffalo and home to native peoples--that continues to haunt the American imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915295027516,"sku":"9780061661303","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/UHF0UENkbVA2aFd1a0NnWVVRWUY3dz09.webp?v=1774361331","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/shannon-a-poem-of-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}