Earth Rising
Subtitle: American Environmentalism In The 21St Century
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: July 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781559635844
Subjects: Environmentalist thought & ideology; Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations; 21st century; Science/Mathematics; Environmentalism; Science; Environmental Studies; USA; United States; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Science / Environmental Science; Life Sciences - Ecology
First sentence: About a century ago, in the middle of a thunderstorm high in the Sierra Nevada, a gaunt, bearded man climbed to the top of a wildly swaying evergreen tree, in order, he later explained, to enjoy riding the wind.