num_pages: 400
description: The star of Parks and Recreation and author of the New York Times bestseller Paddle Your Own Canoe returns with a second book that humorously highlights twenty-one figures from our nations history from her inception to present dayNicks personal pantheon of great Americans.To millions of people Nick Offerman is America. Both Nick and his character Ron Swanson are known for their humor and patriotism in equal measure.After the great success of his autobiography Paddle Your Own Canoe  Offerman now focuses on the lives of those who inspired him. From George Washington to Willie Nelson he describes twenty-one heroic figures and why they inspire in him such great meaning. He combines both serious history with light-hearted humorcomparing say Benjamin Franklins abstinence from daytime drinking to his own sage refusal to join his construction crew in getting plastered on the way to work. The subject matter also allows Offerman to expound upon his favorite topics which readers love to hearareas such as religion politics woodworking and handcrafting agriculture creativity philosophy fashion and of course meat.
language: English
title: Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
publisher: Dutton