Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist

Hanley, Paul

ISBN 10: 0889775664 / ISBN 13: 9780889775664

Published by University of Regina Press, 2018

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pp. 304.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist
• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889775664
• ISBN 13: 9780889775664
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Richard St. Barbe Baker was an inspirational visionary and pioneering environmentalist who is credited with saving and planting billions of trees. He saved lives, too, through his ceaseless global campaign to raise the alarm about deforestation and desertification and by finding effective, culturally sensitive ways for people to contribute to a more peaceful and greener world. He was also an Edwardian eccentric whose obsession with trees caused him to neglect his family; the devout son of an evangelical preacher who became a New Age hero; an unapologetic colonial officer fired for defending indigenous Africans; a forester who rarely had a steady income; a failed entrepreneur and inventor; a proud soldier and peace activist; a brilliant writer, speaker, and raconteur who made wild claims about the effectiveness of his conservation efforts. His encounters with historical figures like FDR, Nehru, and George Bernard Shaw are eye-popping, as were his accomplishments.

About the Authors

Paul Hanley is a writer with a special interest in the natural environment, agriculture, and the future of civilization. He is the author of ELEVEN and the co-author and editor of The Spirit of Agriculture, and Earthcare: Ecological Agriculture in Saskatchewan. He lives in Saskatoon.

Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE, formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is a British primatologist and anthropologist.