Warriors of the Rainbow: A Chronicle of the Greenpeace Movement from 1971 to 1979 - Softcover

Hunter, Robert

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9781921888809: Warriors of the Rainbow: A Chronicle of the Greenpeace Movement from 1971 to 1979

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ISBN 10: 1921888806 ISBN 13: 9781921888809

Publisher: Fremantle Press, 2012

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A gripping personal account, this book is written by a man who participated in some of the most publicized international environmental actions ever undertaken. Robert Hunter was a much loved member of Greenpeace from its inception, when he and 10 others sailed aboard a rusting ship on a voyage to protect Canada’s waters from nuclear testing. The brains behind iconic actions—such as dying Harp Seal pups in Alaska with red paint to make their skins commercially worthless—Hunter remained one of the movement's most fondly remembered activists until his death in 2005, despite his open and candid accounts of internal politics and interpersonal strife. This updated edition features a new foreword by the Greenpeace executive director, as well as additional photographs and an author's note.

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About the Author:

Robert Hunter was a journalist, storyteller, activist, and public relations guru for the international environmental movement. He was the ecology specialist at Citytv in Toronto and the host of a popular morning segment on Breakfast Television. He is the author of several books—including The Greenpeace Chronicle, The Greenpeace to Amchitka: An Environmental Odyssey, and Thermageddon: Countdown to 2030—and the founder of the Whole Earth Church. Kumi Naidoo is a South African human rights activist and the international executive director of Greenpeace.

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"There have been many books and memoirs written by participants of these events. All are worth reading. The first, most poignant, and the best is Warriors of the Rainbow. It is also, in my humble opinion, the most hilarious." —Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director, Greenpeace

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