Coyotes and Town Dogs: Earth First! and the Environmental MovementFrom tree-spiking old-growth forests to "cracking" desert dams, Earth First! redefined environmentalism in America. Susan Zakin's fast-paced tale of these scruffy radicals and their suit-and-tie counterparts in Washington, D.C., has been described as an unholy marriage of Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe. The hipster cowboys who founded Earth First! were the first people to sound the alarm on globalization, extinction, and other major environmental issues that face us today. Zakin's gonzo yet impeccably researched account of the rocky trail leading to the morning when FBI agents rousted Earth First! founder Dave Foreman from his bed at gunpoint is essential reading for anyone who cares about mountains, deserts, and freedom. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Page 99
... cowboy clothes , presided over the archetype's demotion . When he examined the tangible roots of the western myth , Snyder discovered that the cowboy is heir to an aesthetic of living close to the land . The tradition began in Arabia ...
... cowboy clothes , presided over the archetype's demotion . When he examined the tangible roots of the western myth , Snyder discovered that the cowboy is heir to an aesthetic of living close to the land . The tradition began in Arabia ...
Page 175
... Cowboy . It was a classic Western , but with a postmodern twist . The cowboy , Jack Burns , is an anarchist . In the culture of the American West , that translates into being a fence cutter , a throwback to the days of the open range ...
... Cowboy . It was a classic Western , but with a postmodern twist . The cowboy , Jack Burns , is an anarchist . In the culture of the American West , that translates into being a fence cutter , a throwback to the days of the open range ...
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... Cowboy , the " two best movies about the mid - twentieth century cowboy . " He points out that both films end with the death of animals . " Whisky , " he writes , " most appropriately , is run over by a truck : it is trucks , not horses ...
... Cowboy , the " two best movies about the mid - twentieth century cowboy . " He points out that both films end with the death of animals . " Whisky , " he writes , " most appropriately , is run over by a truck : it is trucks , not horses ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
The Education of an Environmentalist | 13 |
Burn On | 30 |
Copyright | |
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