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Author Nielsen, Larry A., 1948- author.

Title Nature's allies : eight conservationists who changed our world / Larry A. Nielsen ; foreword by Curt Meine.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Island Press, [2017]
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 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  333.72 NIE    Check Shelf
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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  363.7 NIE    Check Shelf
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Description xv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index.
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.
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 ..." -- Dust jacket.
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.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Subject Brundtland, Gro Harlem. (OCoLC)fst00087767
Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. (OCoLC)fst00011930
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962. (OCoLC)fst00142643
Frank, Billy. (OCoLC)fst01625124
Leopold, Aldo, 1886-1948. (OCoLC)fst00016973
Maathai, Wangari. (OCoLC)fst00202367
Mendes, Chico, 1944-1988. (OCoLC)fst01834349
Muir, John, 1838-1914. (OCoLC)fst00039248
Conservationists. (OCoLC)fst00875578
Environmentalists. (OCoLC)fst00913554
Naturalists. (OCoLC)fst01034543
Added Author Meine, Curt, writer of foreword.
Island Press, publisher.
Added Title Nature's allies : 8 conservationists who changed our world
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