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Escaping into Nature: The Making of a Sportsman-Conservationist and Environmental Historian
John F. Reiger
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Description for Escaping into Nature: The Making of a Sportsman-Conservationist and Environmental Historian
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
In Escaping into Nature, prominent wildlife conservationist and environmental historian John Reiger shares his story of an angler and hunter who found a cause and a calling and combined them for his life’s work.
John Reiger’s outdoor adventures as a young man primed him for the teachings of the great sportsmen-conservationists of the past, particularly George Bird Grinnell, Theodore Roosevelt, and Aldo Leopold. Inspired by these conservation giants, Reiger left the security of a tenured professorship to serve as executive director of the Connecticut Audubon Society where he, sometimes controversially, put his ideals into practice. Later, he ... Read more
In Escaping into Nature, prominent wildlife conservationist and environmental historian John Reiger shares his story of an angler and hunter who found a cause and a calling and combined them for his life’s work.
John Reiger’s outdoor adventures as a young man primed him for the teachings of the great sportsmen-conservationists of the past, particularly George Bird Grinnell, Theodore Roosevelt, and Aldo Leopold. Inspired by these conservation giants, Reiger left the security of a tenured professorship to serve as executive director of the Connecticut Audubon Society where he, sometimes controversially, put his ideals into practice. Later, he ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870717109
SKU
V9780870717109
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About John F. Reiger
John F. Reiger is Professor of History at Ohio University-Chillicothe, USA and the former Executive Director of the Connecticut Audubon Society. His other books include The Passing of the Great West: Selected Papers of George Bird Grinnell and ""Gifford Pinchot with Rod and Reel""/""Trading Places: From Historian to Environmental Activist""—Two Essays in Conservation History.
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