{"product_id":"hapless-harry-the-minnesota-muscovy-duck-documentary-stories-from-the-whitewater-valley","title":"Hapless Harry: The Minnesota Muscovy Duck Documentary (Stories From the Whitewater Valley)","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePricing is coming soon. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Lisa Loucks-Christenson (Author, illustrator, Photographer)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wildlife documentary recorded in the Whitewater Valley, in the blufflands of southeastern Minnesota. This is a true story about a Muscovy duck who created his own extraordinary path into the wild and into the hearts of the people he met during his adventures while here on Earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the diary of a Muscovy duck's life, documented with real photos, illustrations, and hand-drawn comics the author created based on her unlikely hero, Hapless Harry the Minnesota Muscovy Duck.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBlurb\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a true story of a Minnesota Muscovy duck—a documentary created as a photo record, a diary, sketchbook, and memory of sorts of our time we spent together that summer of 2009.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the moment the author first realized the creature peeking out from behind some swamp plants growing out of the dark shadows of the scum-covered pond was a Muscovy duck, Hapless Harry's future looked short.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a true story about an extraordinary duck, one who, without a single flight feather, gave rise to the spirits of others, speaking their language, connecting with their hearts, and sharing answers to their every call.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo matter how Hapless Harry made shore—any detour in tributaries, ponds, or streams—had he traveled any other direction or a couple of miles north, he would have landed on the Mississippi River, and Hapless Harry and his story would not have crossed paths with the author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring Hapless Harry's brief visit here on Earth, he taught her a lot about the human condition: how friends come in all shapes, sizes, and species. All of their adventures are here, as witnessed and recorded through the eyes of a nature journalist covering her outdoor daily beat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author hopes this story will continue blessing those who find it—a reason to visit and reread \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHapless Harry: The Minnesota Muscovy Duck Documentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A duck who, in retrospect, may not have been such a lost duck after all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Finally—a story from nature where the underdog fights and wins a few battles anyway before their last departure.\" —Lisa Loucks-Christenson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lisa Loucks-Christenson Documentaries and Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47963497726191,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/0097\/0991\/files\/hapless-harry-cover.jpg?v=1773230404","url":"https:\/\/lisalc.org\/products\/hapless-harry-the-minnesota-muscovy-duck-documentary-stories-from-the-whitewater-valley","provider":"Lisa Loucks-Christenson Documentaries and Research","version":"1.0","type":"link"}