A Wilderness Original: The Life of Bob Marshall
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0898861217 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 323 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Highly recommended for history, conservation, and recreation collections at all levels. From Library Journal There is much more to Marshall than the Montana wilderness bearing his name. An indefatigible hiker, he often walked over 30 miles a day, even as a Forest Service chief. Roland Person, Southern Illinois Univ. Glover brings to life an immensely energetic fighter for wilderness and humanitarian causes in the 1930s. Lib., CarbondaleCopyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. . 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
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. 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.. 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. Each year thousands of travelers visit the Bob-- Montana's vast Bob Marshall Wilderness. Marshall is also famous for his early Alaska explorations (1929-1939), described in his bestselling books Arctic Village and Alaska Wilderness. Few, however, know much about the gentle, funny, enormously energetic, and extraordinari
scott doherty said Bob Marshall. 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. However, if you want to read about Bob's hiking activity through the Bob Marshall, you will not find much. The bo. The Greatest Unknown American This is my most cherished book. Bob Marshall should be on Mt. Rushmore, but he would not want to be. James Glover tells the story of Bob Marshall in a way that allows the reader to "see" his life. We are with Marshall as he climbs all of the peaks in the Adirondacks above The Greatest Unknown American Michael S Williams This is my most cherished book. Bob Marshall should be on Mt. Rushmore, but he would not want to be. James Glover tells the story of Bob Marshall in a way that allows the reader to "see" his life. We are with Marshall as he climbs all of the peaks in the Adirondacks above 4,0. ,0. D. Lewis said Excellent book about an important individual. Very good book about one of the most important figures in modern conservation. Marshall was one of the co-founders of the wilderness society and was instrumental in helping create the national wilderness preservation system. He also helped with places such as the Adirondacks