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The Wilderness Warrior

2009-07-28 Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis The Wilderness Warrior by : Douglas Brinkley

Download or read book The Wilderness Warrior written by Douglas Brinkley. This book was released on 2009-07-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling historian Douglas Brinkley comes a sweeping historical narrative and eye-opening look at the pioneering environmental policies of President Theodore Roosevelt, avid bird-watcher, naturalist, and the founding father of America’s conservation movement. In this groundbreaking epic biography, Douglas Brinkley draws on never-before-published materials to examine the life and achievements of our “naturalist president.” By setting aside more than 230 million acres of wild America for posterity between 1901 and 1909, Theodore Roosevelt made conservation a universal endeavor. This crusade for the American wilderness was perhaps the greatest U.S. presidential initiative between the Civil War and World War I. Roosevelt’s most important legacies led to the creation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and passage of the Antiquities Act in 1906. His executive orders saved such treasures as Devils Tower, the Grand Canyon, and the Petrified Forest.

Simon Girty

2011-08-22 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2011-08-22
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Book Synopsis Simon Girty by : Edward Butts

Download or read book Simon Girty written by Edward Butts. This book was released on 2011-08-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the American Revolution and the border conflicts that followed, Simon Girty’s name struck terror into the hearts of U.S. settlers in the Ohio Valley and the territory of Kentucky. Girty (1741-1818) had lived with the Natives most of his life. Scorned by his fellow white frontiersmen as an "Indian lover," Girty became an Indian agent for the British. He accompanied Native raids against Americans, spied deep into enemy territory, and was influential in convincing the tribes to fight for the British. The Americans declared Girty an outlaw. In U.S. history books he is a villain even worse than Benedict Arnold. Yet in Canada, Girty is regarded as a Loyalist hero, and a historic plaque marks the site of his homestead on the Ontario side of the Detroit River. In Native history, Girty stands out as one of the few white men who championed their cause against American expansion. But was he truly the "White Savage" of legend, or a hero whose story was twisted by his foes?

Warrior of the Wild

2019-02-26 Young Adult Fiction
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Release : 2019-02-26
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Synopsis Warrior of the Wild by : Tricia Levenseller

Download or read book Warrior of the Wild written by Tricia Levenseller. This book was released on 2019-02-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eighteen-year-old chieftain's daughter must find a way to kill her village’s oppressive deity if she ever wants to return home in Warrior of the Wild, the Viking-inspired YA standalone fantasy from Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King. How do you kill a god? As her father's chosen heir, eighteen-year-old Rasmira has trained her whole life to become a warrior and lead her village. But when her coming-of-age trial is sabotaged and she fails the test, her father banishes her to the monster-filled wilderness with an impossible quest: To win back her honor, she must kill the oppressive god who claims tribute from the villages each year or die trying.

The Wilderness Warrior

2009-07-28 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2009-07-28
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Book Synopsis The Wilderness Warrior by : Douglas Brinkley

Download or read book The Wilderness Warrior written by Douglas Brinkley. This book was released on 2009-07-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary and timeless biography that looks at the influence the natural world played on Theodore Roosevelt.

Was It Worth It?

2022-01-11 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2022-01-11
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Book Synopsis Was It Worth It? by : Doug Peacock

Download or read book Was It Worth It? written by Doug Peacock. This book was released on 2022-01-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness." Edward Abbey In a collection of gripping stories of adventure, Doug Peacock, loner, iconoclast, environmentalist, and contemporary of Edward Abbey, reflects on a life lived in the wild, asking the question many ask in their twilight years: "Was It Worth It?" Recounting sojourns with Abbey, but also Peter Matthiessen, Doug Tompkins, Jim Harrison, Yvon Chouinard and others, Peacock observes that what he calls "solitary walks" were the greatest currency he and his buddies ever shared. He asserts that "solitude is the deepest well I have encountered in this life," and the introspection it affords has made him who he is: a lifelong protector of the wilderness and its many awe-inspiring inhabitants. With adventures both close to home (grizzlies in Yellowstone and jaguars in the high Sonoran Desert) and farther afield (tigers in Siberia, jaguars again in Belize, spirit bears in the wilds of British Columbia, all the amazing birds of the Galapagos), Peacock acknowledges that Covid 19 has put "everyone's mortality in the lens now and it's not necessarily a telephoto shot." Peacock recounts these adventures to try to understand and explain his perspective on Nature: That wilderness is the only thing left worth saving. In the tradition of Peacock's many best-selling books, Was It Worth It? is both entertaining and thought provoking. It challenges any reader to make certain that the answer to the question for their own life is "Yes!"

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