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. |
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... Ken Sanders . Sanders blasted into Lone Rock campground on the afternoon of March 30. No Abbey . Instead , a grim - looking bunch of guys blocking a VW bus . Big and bearded , they stood with their legs splayed , arms crossed over their ...
... Ken Sanders . Sanders blasted into Lone Rock campground on the afternoon of March 30. No Abbey . Instead , a grim - looking bunch of guys blocking a VW bus . Big and bearded , they stood with their legs splayed , arms crossed over their ...
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... Ken Sanders , so did Earth First ! Along with Ed Abbey and a tiny handful of others , Sanders was one of Earth First ! ' s financial angels . Sanders owned two houses in a funky section of Salt Lake and when ex - newspaperman Pete ...
... Ken Sanders , so did Earth First ! Along with Ed Abbey and a tiny handful of others , Sanders was one of Earth First ! ' s financial angels . Sanders owned two houses in a funky section of Salt Lake and when ex - newspaperman Pete ...
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... Ken Sanders was relieved . The funeral had come together . Nobody had been arrested . Nobody had drowned . At the last minute , the plane had furrowed the abruptly cleared sky . He was high on his last - minute victory . But Sanders ...
... Ken Sanders was relieved . The funeral had come together . Nobody had been arrested . Nobody had drowned . At the last minute , the plane had furrowed the abruptly cleared sky . He was high on his last - minute victory . But Sanders ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
The Education of an Environmentalist | 13 |
Burn On | 30 |
Copyright | |
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