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Rancher, farmer, fisherman : conservation heroes of the American heartland / Miriam Horn.

by Horn, Miriam, author.

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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., c2016.

Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.

Nature conservation -- United States.

9780393247343 (hardcover) :

0393247341 (hardcover)

xviii, 394 pages : map, illustrations ; 25 cm

Rancher -- Farmer -- Riverman -- Shrimper -- Fisherman.

Many of the men and women doing today's most consequential environmental work--restoring America's grasslands, wildlife, soil, rivers, wetlands, and oceans--would not call themselves environmentalists; they would be too uneasy with the connotations of that word. What drives them is their deep love of the land: the iconic terrain where explorers and cowboys, pioneers and riverboat captains forged the American identity. They feel a moral responsibility to preserve this heritage and natural wealth, to ensure that their families and communities will continue to thrive. Unfolding as a journey down the Mississippi River, this book tells the stories of five representatives of this stewardship movement: a Montana rancher, a Kansas farmer, a Mississippi riverman, a Louisiana shrimper, and a Gulf fisherman. In exploring their work and family histories and the essential geographies they protect, author Horn challenges pervasive and powerful myths about American and environmental values.--Adapted from dust jacket.

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