{"product_id":"rocky-mountain-high-a-tale-of-boom-and-bust-in-the-new-wild-west-hardcover","title":"Rocky Mountain High: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West - Hardcover","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\u003eFinn Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter decades as a long-haul trucker, Finn Murphy left the road and settled in Boulder County, Colorado. Before long he noticed that many of his neighbors were captivated by the prospect of vast riches in \"the Hemp Space.\" When hemp was legalized, after eighty years in federal exile, Colorado became the center of a hemp growing and processing boom. Figuring he'd harvest some of that easy money, Murphy bought a thirty-six-acre farm. What could go wrong? Well, pretty much everything...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eRocky Mountain High\u003c\/em\u003e is the comic chronicle of a wild year as Murphy follows his Great American Dream, gradually losing his shirt but not his spirit. Pivoting away from growing hemp himself, he decides to make himself a middleman. He builds drying sheds the size of football fields. He battles with freezing temperatures and even colder bankers. And he assembles an eclectic crew of workers, including the wry and vastly talented Manuel, the business savvy Pierce, and a scruffy army of \"trimmigrants\"--specialized farm laborers who roam the country pursuing (or not) their own American Dreams. Pretty soon, Murphy is pitting his dwindling cash against the mercurial buyers who inhabit the Wild West of the hemp market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with Murphy's trademark wit, keen eye for character, and sharp insights into the hardscrabble society around him, \u003cem\u003eRocky Mountain High\u003c\/em\u003e is an inside look at the alluring world of the hemp boom and a masterful tale of one entrepreneur's misadventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Long Haul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Almost shamefully enjoyable.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Jennifer Senior, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Like a Mark Twain behind the wheel, [Finn Murphy] takes us on the road coast to coast and city to city with a voice that's honest and direct and sometimes even poetic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Bob Ryan, \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Rich [and] insightful.... A well-written story that rarely slows down.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Nathan Deuel, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Beguil[es] readers with wit, wisdom, and observations born from decades in transit.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Jason Blevins, \u003cem\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Exquisite.... Murphy can cross class boundaries as smoothly as changing lanes on the highway.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Meghan Daum, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47541518270717,"sku":"9781324006107","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/OE9McGdsS2VaajVUQVFpSjNEOWhXZz09.webp?v=1778856742","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/rocky-mountain-high-a-tale-of-boom-and-bust-in-the-new-wild-west-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}