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Natural Rivals
- John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America’s Public Lands
- Letto da: Richard Powers
- Durata: 9 ore e 44 min
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This dynamic examination traces the lives of two of the most influential figures - and their dueling approaches - on America’s natural landscape.
John Muir, the most famous naturalist in American history, protected Yosemite, cofounded the Sierra Club, and is sometimes called the Father of the National Parks. A poor immigrant, self-taught, individualistic, and skeptical of institutions, he had an idealistic belief in the spiritual benefits of holistic natural systems that led him to a philosophy of preserving wilderness unimpaired.
Gifford Pinchot founded the US Forest Service and advised his friend Theodore Roosevelt on environmental policy. Raised in wealth, educated in privilege, and interested in how institutions and community can overcome failures in individual virtue, Pinchot’s pragmatic belief in professional management led him to a philosophy of sustainably conserving natural resources.
When these rivaling perspectives meet, what happens? For decades, the story of their relationship has been told as a split between the conservation and preservation philosophies, sparked by a proposal to dam a remote Yosemite valley called Hetch Hetchy. But a decade before that argument, Muir and Pinchot camped together alongside Montana’s jewel-like Lake McDonald in what was at the heart of a region not yet consecrated as Glacier National Park.
At stake in 1896 was the new idea that some landscapes should be collectively, permanently owned by a democratic government. Although many people today think of public lands as an American birthright, their very existence was then in doubt and dependent on a merger of the talents of these two men. Natural Rivals examines a time of environmental threat and political dysfunction not unlike our own and reveals the complex dynamic that gave birth to America’s rich public lands legacy.
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- F. McClamrock
- 23/12/2021
entertaining story of a great rivalry
author tells an interesting story about the relationship of these two great men showing their rivalry actually was overblown and their goals of saving our natural wonders from destruction were closer than each was willing to admit. We need champions of nature like these two giants now more than ever.
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- Daniel
- 04/09/2020
This one is for the experts
If you are craving for very detailed information about the history of Public Lands, National Parks and the lives of Muir and Pinchot, this is the book for you.
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- Brad
- 12/10/2022
Fascinating
A well researched book. Narrator does an amazing job. Contents tell a compelling narrative of conservation versus preservation name the two leading environmentalists of their time. If you find history and environmentalism interesting this is a must for you.
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- Utente anonimo
- 19/09/2022
Great performance, somewhat choppy story
The performance/narration of this book was the best I’ve heard yet.
I saw this book available free for members, and it sounded interesting. Overall, I definitely learned about the two men and public lands another came to be. I did feel as though the timeline was a little odd, and especially confusing for an audiobook.
I was glad that the author let his personal political views bleeds through and only the prologue in the epilogue… Not in the body of the actual book.
Overall, I learned some interesting tidbits, and was made even more excited about our public lands as American citizens.
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- Jamie Lamb
- 30/08/2022
Really enjoyed this book
I’d have given 5 stars for the story if the last chapter was just deleted.
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- Genevieve
- 26/08/2022
Review by a Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot was my great grandfather’s brother and I appreciated this book! Gifford has been undervalued by historians a long time. Bravo!!
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- Penny
- 04/03/2022
Great for all who love nature!
I had this in my library for a while and it kept falling low on my list. I’m so happy to have listened to it. The story is engaging and very relatable to our climate concerns today. Excellent narration too!
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- Allauna
- 23/11/2021
History made interesting
Well told story. Interesting characters. Really showed the two political sides of the times. Educational for today's views as well.
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- Jordan Hooker
- 26/09/2021
Two Thumbs Up!!!
I really liked this. Not what I thought it was going to be but turned out much better. I learned a lot about the two as well as many others. Will buy the actual book as well and most likely listen to this again.
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- Daniel Loring Maddux
- 04/09/2023
Gets very off track - I want to hear about nature!
The author seems to take the opportunity of writing about nature to go after traditional Christianity. He seems to miss to no opportunity of getting a jab in, even when the topic is unrelated, or the assertion completely unsupported by evidence. This seems to be another example of using the study of history to push a political or moral agenda. That's unfortunate; it doesn't do mankind any good.
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