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Nature's allies : eight conservationists who changed our world Cover Image Book Book

Nature's allies : eight conservationists who changed our world

Nielsen, Larry A. 1948- (author.). Meine, Curt, (writer of foreword.). Island Press, (publisher.).

Summary: "In 'Nature's Allies', Larry Nielsen profiles the lives of eight pioneers-- John Muir, Ding Darling, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Chico Mendes, Billy Frank Jr., Wangari Maathai, and Gro Harlem Brundtland-- all individuals from modest backgrounds who have influenced the course of conservation over the past century, showing us better ways to live in balance with nauture. Some famous and some little-known, they all spoke out to protect wilderness, wildlife, fisheries, rainforests, and wetlands. They exposed polluting practices and fought for social justice. They wrote books, marched, testified before Congress, and performed acts of civil disobedience. One was martyred for standing up to the perpetrators of institutionalized environmental destruction. 'Nature's Allies' pays tribute to these heroes as it seeks to rally a new generation of conservationists to follow in their footsteps ..." --

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  • ISBN: 9781610917957
  • ISBN: 1610917952
  • ISBN: 9781610917964
  • ISBN: 1610917960
  • Physical Description: print
    xv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2017]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: John Muir : Earth-planet, universe -- Ding Darling : the best friend a duck ever had -- Aldo Leopold : a very large & important sumpin -- Rachel Carson : the lady who started all this -- Chico Mendes : Gandhi of the Amazon -- Billy Frank Jr. : the getting-arrested guy -- Wangari Maathai : the green crusader -- Gro Harlem Brundtland : godmother of sustainable development.

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Subject: Muir, John 1838-1914
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood) 1876-1962
Leopold, Aldo 1886-1948
Carson, Rachel 1907-1964
Mendes, Chico 1944-1988
Frank, Billy Jr 1931-2014
Maathai, Wangari
Brundtland, Gro Harlem
Conservationists Biography
Naturalists Biography
Environmentalists Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Brundtland, Gro Harlem
Carson, Rachel 1907-1964
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood) 1876-1962
Frank, Billy Jr 1931-2014
Leopold, Aldo 1886-1948
Maathai, Wangari
Mendes, Chico 1944-1988
Muir, John 1838-1914
Conservationists
Environmentalists
Naturalists
Genre: Biographies.
Biographies.
Biography.

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