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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Nielsen, Larry A., 1948- author.     Subjects     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.     Maathai, Wangari.     Brundtland, Gro Harlem.     Conservationists -- Biography.     Naturalists -- Biography.     Environmentalists -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Nielsen, Larry A., 1948- author.       by title:      Nature's allies : ei...         MARC Display

Nature's allies : eight conservationists who changed our world / Larry A. Nielsen. by Nielsen, Larry A., 1948- author. Washington, DC : Island Press, c2017. Subjects 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.   Maathai, Wangari.   Brundtland, Gro Harlem.   Conservationists -- Biography.   Naturalists -- Biography.   Environmentalists -- Biography. ISBN:  9781610917957 (cloth : alk. paper) : 1610917952 (cloth : alk. paper) Description:  xv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents:  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. Requests:  0 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 ..." --   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hanapepe Public Library Adult Nonfiction 333.72092 Nielsen Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 333.72092 Ni Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 333.72092 Ni Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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