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ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ARCHDRUID : Narratives About a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies
by McPhee, John A
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- ISBN 10
- 0374514313
- ISBN 13
- 9780374514310
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New York, NY: The Noonday Press, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993. First Paperback Printing 5th Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/Fine. First published in the New Yorker & first in book form, 1971; this being the 5th Printing of 1993 . Superb recounting of 3 episodes in the life of environmental activist David Brower (1912 - 2000). Intellectual history of confrontation between Brower and other remarkable men holding divergent philosophies. 245 pgs, the three essays address Bower's encounters with geologist & mineral engineer Charles Park, resort developer Charles Fraser, and builder of dams Floyd Dominy. An enduring, provocative work.
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- Title
- ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ARCHDRUID : Narratives About a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies
- Author
- McPhee, John A
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback Printing 5th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0374514313
- ISBN 13
- 9780374514310
- Publisher
- The Noonday Press, Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 245
- Keywords
- David Brower, Charles Park, Charles Fraser, Floyd Dominy, Intellectual History, Ecology/Conservation, Economics, Political Science
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- Economics; Political Science; Nature; Ecology;
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