A Wilderness Original: The Life of Bob Marshall Few, however, know much about the gentle, funny, enormously energetic, and extraordinarily effective man for whom the wilderness is named. When Marshall died in 1939, at age 38, presumably of heart f
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| Title | : | A Wilderness Original: The Life of Bob Marshall |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.91 (364 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0898861217 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 323 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
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Editorial : From Library Journal There is much more to Marshall than the Montana wilderness bearing his name. Glover brings to life an immensely energetic fighter for wilderness and humanitarian causes in the 1930s. An indefatigible hiker, he often walked over 30 miles a day, even as a Forest Service chief. He was a romantic, an optimist, a scientist, a writer, a talker, a keeper of lists, a humorist"a kind of da Vinci in high-topped sneakers." A founder of the Wilderness Society, he stirred professional foresters and the public with his enthusiastic, articulate, pragmatic speeches and writings. He laid the groundwork for the landmark 1964 Wilderness Act and, like John Muir, greatly influenced modern thinking about outdoor values. Highly recommended for history, conservation, and recreation collections at all levels. Roland Person, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., CarbondaleCopyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Each year thousands of travelers visit the Bob-- Montana's vast Bob Marshall Wilderness. Few, however, know much about the gentle, funny, enormously energetic, and extraordinarily effective man for whom the wilderness is named. Marshall was born into a prominent, wealthy New York family, yet early on he showed himself to be more at home in the wild than in the city. Educated at Syracuse, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins, Marshall used his technical knowledge of forestry, enormous personal charm, and boundless energy to persuade the nation to set aside at least a fraction of its remaining wilderness. Marshall is also famous for his early Alaska explorations (1929-1939), described in his bestselling books Arctic Village and Alaska Wilderness. When Marshall died in 1939, at age 38, presumably of heart failure, the conservation movement lost one of its most persuasive, influential, and endearing spokesmen.
If you know of the name Bob Marshall from the wilderness that is named after him, you will find this book helpful in getting to know more about the legendary man. But the horses, though magnificent, aren't my favorite. We move in and out of the halls of official Washington bureauacracy, as Bob tirelessly fights for wilderness. Rushmore, but he would not want to be. He also helped with places such as the Adirondacks and the immense Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. Contrasted with the state of painting in Chinese art, Hsu absorbed and mastered western art motifs and thru his vision transformed and revolutionized Chinese painting, and especially ink. reccnd to all interested in this skill. If you are looking for examples of a brad spectrum of art works, this volume has it. We go west as a young forester, exploring and surveying all of the last great roadless areas in the United States. Another great diary from this extremely reliable source.. We are with Marshall as he climbs
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