Encounters with the Archdruid: Narratives About a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies - Softcover

9780374514310: Encounters with the Archdruid: Narratives About a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 

The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The four men portrayed here have different relationships to their environment, and they encounter each other on mountain trails, in forests and rapids, sometimes with reserve, sometimes with friendliness, sometimes fighting hard across a philosophical divide.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
Born in 1915, the mountaineer and outdoorsman David Brower has arguably been the single most influential American environmentalist in the last half of the 20th century; even his erstwhile foes at the Department of the Interior grudgingly credit him with having nearly single-handedly halted the construction of a dam in the heart of the Grand Canyon, and he has converted thousands, even millions, of his compatriots to the preservationist cause through his work with the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, and other organizations.

Brower was in the thick of battle when John McPhee profiled him for the New Yorker in a piece that would evolve into Encounters with the Archdruid. McPhee follows Brower into unusually close combat as Brower faces down a geologist who is, it seems, convinced that there is no sight quite so elevating as that of a fully operational mine; a developer who (successfully, it turned out) sought to convert an isolated stretch of the Carolina coast into a resort for the moneyed few--and who provided the title for McPhee's book, wryly opining that conservationists are at heart druids who "sacrifice people and worship trees"; and, most formidable of all, former Interior Secretary Floyd Dominy, who oversaw the construction of a structure that for Brower stands as one of the most hated creations of our time, Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. McPhee offers up an engaging portrait of Brower, a man unafraid of a good fight in the service of the earth, making Encounters an important contribution to the history of the modern environmental movement. --Gregory McNamee

About the Author:

John McPhee was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and was educated at Princeton University and Cambridge University. His writing career began at Time magazine and led to his long association with The New Yorker, where he has been a staff writer since 1965. Also in 1965, he published his first book, A Sense of Where You Are, with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and in the years since, he has written nearly 30 books, including Oranges (1967), Coming into the Country (1977), The Control of Nature (1989), The Founding Fish (2002), Uncommon Carriers (2007), and Silk Parachute (2011). Encounters with the Archdruid (1972) and The Curve of Binding Energy (1974) were nominated for National Book Awards in the category of science. McPhee received the Award in Literature from the Academy of Arts and Letters in 1977. In 1999, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Annals of the Former World. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780374148225: Encounters with the Archdruid: Narratives About a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780374148225
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971
Hardcover

  • 9780345029348: Encounters with the Archdruid

    Walden..., 1972
    Softcover

  • 9780921912811: Encounters With the Archdruid

    Noonda..., 1994
    Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

McPhee, John
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux (1999)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Paperback Quantity: 3
Seller:
BookOutlet
(Thorold, ON, Canada)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Paperback. Publisher overstock, may contain remainder mark on edge. Seller Inventory # 9780374514310B

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 7.01
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.25
From Canada to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

John McPhee
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1980)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Ebooksweb
(Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ0096WQ_ns

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 13.12
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

John McPhee
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1980)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Softcover Quantity: 7
Seller:
BookShop4U
(PHILADELPHIA, PA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 5AUZZZ000TWF_ns

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 13.12
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

John McPhee
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1980)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Soft Cover Quantity: 10
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780374514310

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 14.67
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

John McPhee
Published by MacMillan Publishers (1980)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
INDOO
(Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 0374514313

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 10.91
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

John McPhee
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1980)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Lakeside Books
(Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780374514310

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 11.72
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

John McPhee
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1980)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GF Books, Inc.
(Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0374514313-2-1

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 19.97
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

John McPhee
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1977)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The four men portrayed here have different relationships to their environment, and they encounter each other on mountain trails, in forests and rapids, sometimes with reserve, sometimes with friendliness, sometimes fighting hard across a philosophical divide. "Originally appeared in The New Yorker"--Title page verso. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780374514310

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 19.99
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

John McPhee
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1980)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Softcover Quantity: 3
Seller:
California Books
(Miami, FL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780374514310

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 21.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

John McPhee
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1980)
ISBN 10: 0374514313 ISBN 13: 9780374514310
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Book Deals
(Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0374514313-new

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 22.07
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book