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Profiles of over 80 activists who put a human face on the often complicated and emotional debates concerning the environment.

Table of Contents

Introduction Edward Abbey Ansel Easton Adams Gloria Elaine "Glo" Hollister Anable John James Audubon Hugh Hammond Bennett Peter Berg and Judy Goldhaft Murray Bookchin Lee Botts David Brower Lester R. Brown Robert D. Bullard Archibald Fairly Carr Rachel L. Carson George Catlin Barry Commoner Max Cordova Jay Norwood Darling Will Dilg Marjory Stoneman Douglas Nevada Dove Mark Dubois Sylvia Earle Rosalie Edge Paul Ehrlich and Anne Howland Ehrlich Dave Foreman Dian Fossey David Gaines Lois Gibbs Chellis Glendinning Charles R. Goldman George Bird Grinnell Juana Beatriz Gutiérrez David Haenke Garrett Hardin Paul Hawken Denis Hayes Randy Hayes Hazel Henderson Huey D. Johnson Danny Kennedy Helen Kim Winona LaDuke Aldo Leopold Robert MacArthur Robert Marshall Ynes Mexia Stephanie Mills Richard Moore John Muir Margaret and Olaus Murie Ralph Nader William Albert Niering Eugene Odum Frederick Olmstead Sigurd Olson Margaret Wentworth Owings Ruth Patrick Maria Perez Roger Tory Peterson Gifford Pinchet Ocean Robbins Theodore Roosevelt Kirkpatrick Sale George Schaller Peggy Shepard Karen Silkwood Cathrine Sneed Wallace Earle Stegner Edwin Way Teale Maria Telkes Henry David Thoreau John Todd and Nancy Jack Todd Fabiola Tostado Phil Williams Edward O. Wilson Susan Witt Hazel Wolfe Joan Luedders Wolfe Howie Wolke Howard Zahniser

About the Author

JOHN MONGILLO is a science writer and coauthor of The Encyclopedia of Environmental Science (Oryx Press, 2000) and coauthor of the series Reading About Science. BIBI BOOTH is an environmental education specialist with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Reviews

.,."a good addition to any environmental collection. A well-done and highly recommended reference tool."-E-STREAMS

.,."it offers a broad look at 20th-century environmental activism, and some information on the younger activists is new. General readers; undergraduates."-Choice

?...a good addition to any environmental collection. A well-done and highly recommended reference tool.?-E-STREAMS

?...it offers a broad look at 20th-century environmental activism, and some information on the younger activists is new. General readers; undergraduates.?-Choice

?Although it is easy to find information on Edward Abbey and Rachel Carson, this volume is valuable for its inclusion of individuals who are less well known. The message to the reader is that these were ordinary people who cared enough about some environmental issue or some place to dedicate themselves to publicizing or preserving it. This book will be useful for the general reader as well as middle- and high-school students who need information for reports.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?This reference work is a solid addition to the literature on environmentalism....it contains a wealth of information and will be a valuable addition to senior high school and public library reference shelves.?-VOYA

..."a good addition to any environmental collection. A well-done and highly recommended reference tool."-E-STREAMS

..."it offers a broad look at 20th-century environmental activism, and some information on the younger activists is new. General readers; undergraduates."-Choice

"This reference work is a solid addition to the literature on environmentalism....it contains a wealth of information and will be a valuable addition to senior high school and public library reference shelves."-VOYA

"Although it is easy to find information on Edward Abbey and Rachel Carson, this volume is valuable for its inclusion of individuals who are less well known. The message to the reader is that these were ordinary people who cared enough about some environmental issue or some place to dedicate themselves to publicizing or preserving it. This book will be useful for the general reader as well as middle- and high-school students who need information for reports."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin