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English
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The acclaimed author of The Brother Gardeners and Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of the visionary German naturalist whose ideas continue to influence how we view ourselves and our relationship with the natural world today. Alexander von Humboldt (1769 - 1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether climbing the highest volcanoes in the world...
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Series
The Library of America volume 92
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Budding botanists, growing geologists, and early explorers will dive into this picture book biography about the father of ecology, Alexander von Humboldt. The captivating prose and art from a New York Times bestselling illustrator will spark a passion for discovery and conservation in the youngest readers. Whether sailing across the ocean, hiking through the jungle, or climbing the highest volcanic peaks, everywhere Alexander went, he observed the...
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on Thoreaus copious writings, published and unpublished, Walls presents a Thoreau vigorously alive in all his quirks and contradictions: the young man shattered by the sudden death of his brother; the ambitious Harvard College student; the ecstatic visionary who closed Walden with an account of the regenerative power of the Cosmos. We meet the man whose belief in human freedom and the value of labor made him an uncompromising abolitionist;...
7) A fine line
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Series
Brady Coyne mysteries volume 19
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and accomplishments of the conservationist who worked to protect land in the Lake Superior region and in the Alaskan wilderness.
Readers will learn about Olson's birth in Norway, his immigration to the United States, his childhood in Wisconsin, and his later life in Minnesota. Olson's work on the National Parks Association and Wilderness Society are examined, and is his influence in drafting the Wilderness Act. Olson's work in...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The dramatic and uplifting story of legendary outdoorsman and conservationist John Muir’s journey to become the man who saved Yosemite—from the author of the bestselling Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival. In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir—iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher—meets face-to-face for the first time with his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The...
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