Author:
McKibben, Bill
Author and activist Bill McKibben gathers essential American writings that changed the way the American public looks at the natural world. Classic works of Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson are set against thought-provoking essays and inspiring memoirs by contemporary activists, passages from landmark legal opinions and legislation, and searing protest speeches. The anthology includes a detailed chronology of the environmental movement and American environmental history, as well as an 80-page color portfolio of illustrations. 900 pp.