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A wild idea  Cover Image Book Book

A wild idea

Summary:

Presents the story of Douglas Tompkins, founder of The North Face, who sold his stake in the company and used his fortune to protect over twenty-five million acres of land in South America from development.
In 1991 Doug Tompkins abandoned his comfortable life in San Francisco and flew to Patagonia. The founder of groundbreaking companies had come to regret the corporate capitalism from which he had profited from years. As a CEO he had caused much pollution and "made things nobody needed." Now he was determined to reverse the damage to the planet, and maybe even himself. Franklin tells how Tompkins became one of the primary founders of our modern conservation and land protection movement. His dream became his life. Only in death did it become his legacy. -- adapted from jacket flap
"Doug Tompkins spent the first half of his life scaling the peaks of capitalism, founding iconic companies including the North Face and Esprit. Then he realized he had climbed the wrong mountain. Moving to a remote cabin in Patagonia without electricity or running water, he launched one of the greatest conservation efforts the world has ever seen"--Jacket.

Contents:

Part I. The rucksack revolution
Conquistadors of the useless
The snow cave
Plain Jane goes mainstream
Esprit de corp
Part II. Where is my north? Flying south
Earth first!
Pioneer village
Stalking tigers in Siberia
Two exotic birds in a strange land
Salmon wars
Part III. The land of shining waters
Pumalin Park
In the heart of Patagonia
The river killers
Operation Musashi
River keepers
Part IV. Puppet shows for parrots
The route of parks
Ambushed in Patagonia
Year 1 A.D.
after Doug
Islands in the storm.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0062964127
  • ISBN: 9780062964120
  • Physical Description: xiv, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
  • Badges:
    • Most Copies: 1 / 5.0

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Map on lining papers.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-349).
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I. The rucksack revolution
Conquistadors of the useless
The snow cave
Plain Jane goes mainstream
Esprit de corp
Part II. Where is my north? Flying south
Earth first!
Pioneer village
Stalking tigers in Siberia
Two exotic birds in a strange land
Salmon wars
Part III. The land of shining waters
Pumalin Park
In the heart of Patagonia
The river killers
Operation Musashi
River keepers
Part IV. Puppet shows for parrots
The route of parks
Ambushed in Patagonia
Year 1 A.D.
after Doug
Islands in the storm.
Subject: Tompkins, Douglas
Environmentalists United States Biography
Businessmen United States Biography
Environmentalists Political activity Chile
Nature conservation Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
Tompkins, Douglas
Businessmen
Environmentalists
Environmentalists Political activity
Nature conservation
Chile
South America Patagonia
United States
Genre: Biographies.
Biographies.

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  • 48 out of 48 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
  • 2 out of 2 copies are currently available at Athens Regional Library System.

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Athens Regional Library System:
      Athens-Clarke County Library
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31001006001391 NEW-BKS Available
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      Danielsville/Madison County Library
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31001005171617 BIOGRAPHY Available

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