A collection of images from the nineteenth-century photographer who trundled his heavy equipment up one peak after another and inspired Ansel Adams features scenes from the Caucasus, Alaska's St. Elias Range, Africa's Ruwenzori, the Alps, and the Himalayas.
David Brower Livres
David Ross Brower fut un écologiste de premier plan et le fondateur de nombreuses organisations environnementales. Dans sa jeunesse, il fut un alpiniste remarquable. Il a fondé la Sierra Club Foundation, le John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies, Friends of the Earth, la League of Conservation Voters, l'Earth Island Institute, le North Cascades Conservation Council et les Fate of the Earth Conferences. En tant que premier Directeur Exécutif du Sierra Club de 1952 à 1969, il a également siégé à son conseil d'administration à trois reprises. Son activisme et son approche visionnaire ont laissé une marque indélébile dans la conservation de l'environnement.
Glen Canyon, now Lake Powell, is rediscovered through wonderful color images by Eliott Porter.
The most controversial--and most effective--environmentalist in the world teams up with a critically acclaimed nature writer to review the highs and lows of his 50 years of activism and to prescribe a plan for a green 21st century. Printed on entirely tree-free paper.