{"product_id":"andrew-moore-dirt-meridian-9788862084123","title":"Andrew Moore: Dirt Meridian","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe myth and reality of the High Plains  from the author of Detroit Disassembled In Dirt Meridian  Andrew Moore takes to the air to document the High Plains of North Dakota  South Dakota and Nebraska in a series of stunning  large-format photographs. The \"meridian\" of the title refers to the 100th meridian  the longitude that neatly bisects the US and has long been considered the dividing line between the East and West. Much of the meridian traverses Americas so-called flyover country  those sparsely populated landscapes between the urban centers on either coast. Other parts of the meridian cross contentious zones such as the heavily fracked Bakken formation in North Dakota. Dirt Meridian interweaves two stories: the myths and history of the vast  severe American High Plains alongside portraits of the people who live there today. Along the way  Moore worked with ranchers  farmers  crop dusters  game wardens  writers and historians to capture the mythology and reality of the High Plains. Many photographs in this book were taken using a specially modified camera in a low-flying plane; the resulting pictures  with their literal birds-eye view  offer a unique perspective on this quintessential  seemingly boundless American landscape. American photographer Andrew Moore (born 1957) is widely acclaimed for his photographic series  usually taken over many years  recording the effects of time on the natural and built landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652742602805,"sku":"ByrdShop_8862084129","price":61.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9788862084123.jpg?v=1781852614","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/andrew-moore-dirt-meridian-9788862084123","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}