Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal. Yule Edition. December 21, 1984. Vol. V, No II. [Volume 5, Number 2]

Foreman, Dave (Editor & Publisher). [Earth First!] Articles by: Edward Abbey, Dave Foreman, Kirk Cunningham, Randal O'Toole, Reed Noss, Ed Clark, Gerald Meral, Ron Huber, Jim Dale Vickery, Willy Dunn, Bark Koehler, Mike Roselle, Cecelia Ostrow, Steve Kelly, Leon Czolgosz, Marcy Willow, Rick Davis, Michael Pilarski, Howie Wolke, Tom Starr and Axel Hannemann, Gary Lawless, John Seed, Graham Innes, Prof. Bill Devall, et al. Artwork and photography by: Brush Wolf, Jim Stiles, Ned Fritz, Jess Alford Jr., Nagasaki Johnson, Michael Williams, Peggy Bond, Mad Jack, John Zaelit, Helen Wilson, Marcy Willow, et al. Poetry by: R. F. Mueller, John Ross, Roshi Aitken, Nicholas Karavatos, C. Robyn Hunt, and Cecelia Ostrow

Published by Earth First! / Dave Foreman, Ely, NV, 1984

32 pp. Newsprint [43cm x 27.5cm / 17" x 11"]; eight bifolium sheets (sheets folded vertically once to form thirty-two pages). Folded again horizontally for distribution, as issued. Paper is age-toned, especially around edges and folds, with some additional soft creasing, else a nice and clean copy. Earth First! was group of radical environmentalists that formed in the American Southwest in the spring of 1980, founded by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar, among others. Earth First! quickly came to national attention with their "cracking" of Glen Canyon Dam activist stunt, which was performed and filmed in the spring of 1981. Edward Abbey is considered to be the "literary father" of the group. "Earth First! is the beginning of the new, bold environmental movement. And 'Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal' is its voice" (Dave Foreman, Editor). Rear cover half-page illustration by Brush Wolf, dated '83, is entitled "It's Not Just Defense, It's Revenge" and depicts a grizzly bear with one of its paws stuck in a metal trap. Cover story is entitled "Forest Service Logs Texas Wilderness." Lengthy "Earth First! Directory!" printed on page 12. The centerfold spread (pages 16-17) feature is entitled "Professionalism: A Discussion" which features written perspectives on the matter of professionalism amongst environmentalists from Dave Foreman, Kirk Cunningham, Randal O'Toole, Reed Noss, Ed Clark, Gerald Meral, Ron Huber, and Jim Dale Vickery. Edward Abbey's contribution on page 26 is "Forward! To Ecodefense" which is the foreword of the (then) forthcoming book "Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching" this, therefore, may be the first appearance of that Abbey text. A full-page ad for said "Ecodefense" volume follows on page 27. Full-page ads for "The 1985 Earth First! Calendar" (page 29), "Earth First! Trinkets & Snake Oil" (page 30), and "T-shirts." (page 31). Other credited Earth First! staff for this issue include: Wildcat Annie (Subscription Manager), Nancy Morton (Merchandise & Mailing Manager), Marcy Willow (Associate Editor), Mike Roselle (Associate Editor), Leon Czolgosz (Associate Editor), Bill Devall (Contributing Editor), Art Goodtimes (Poetry Editor), John Seed (Australian Correspondent), Rick Davis (Japan Correspondent), Jim Stiles (Art), Helen Wilson (Art), John Zaelit (Art), Mad Jack (Art), Mike Roselle (Art), Marcy Willow (Art), and Tucson Earth First! Group (Mailing). Seller Inventory # 69349

Bibliographic Details

Title: Earth First! The Radical Environmental ...
Publisher: Earth First! / Dave Foreman, Ely, NV
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Magazine
Condition: Very Good