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Wilderness Within : the Life of Sigurd F. Olson.

Sigurd Olson (18991982) was acknowledged during his lifetime as a leader of the American environmental movement, an emblematic figure for a generation of activists. A Wilderness Within is the award-winning biography of this writer, teacher, and activist who was a harbinger of the raising of Americas...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Backes, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1997.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; 1. Boyhood and Youth, 1899-1916; 2. College Years, 1916-1919; 3. A Rolling Stone, 1920-1923; 4. Northwoods Guide, 1923-1929; 5. The Reluctant Ecologist, 1930-1932; 6. A Need for Recognition, 1932-1935; 7. Storms of Life, 1934-1938; 8. The Hidden Life of a Dean, 1936-1940; 9. The War Years, 1940-1946; 10. A Professional Conservationist, 1946-1949; 11. Widening Horizons, 1950-1954; 12. The Singing Wilderness, 1950-1956; 13. The Search for Balance, 1956-1960; 14. From Contemplation to Action: Sigurd Olson's Wilderness Theology, 1959-1964; 15. The Making of a Myth, 1960-1982.