Heal The Earth Heal The Soul: Collected Essays on Wilderness, Politics and the Environment

by Frome, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780979030505
• ISBN10: 0979030501
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-25
• Publisher: Bartram Books

Summary

In "Heal the Earth, Heal the Soul," Frome merges preservation of the wilderness with social justice, human dignity, and the American spirit. Above all, he renews his faith and hope and spreads the message like a gospel.

Author Biography

Michael Frome, Ph.D., began his career as a reporter for the Washington Post and later served as a successful travel writer before concentrating on conservation and the outdoors. He has been a columnist in Field & Stream, Los Angeles Times, American Forests and Defenders of Wildlife. After years as a journalist, he began a new career in education, teaching at University of Idaho, University of Vermont, Western Washington University, and Northland College.\n

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
In an age of enlightenment wildlife comes first and not last	p. 1
An Indian hears the whispering of his soul	p. 3
Haig-Brown's heart was with the working stiffs	p. 7
Panthers wanted - alive, back East where they belong	p. 10
Must our campgrounds be outdoor slums?	p. 18
Replacing old illusions with new realities	p. 22
Portrait of a conserver: Horace Albright	p. 30
A man of the parks: Newton B. Dury	p. 37
A kind of special breed: Conrad L. Wirth	p. 42
Amazonia is worth more in its natural state	p. 50
The clock strikes twelve for John P. Saylor	p. 53
Only the individualist succeeds	p. 58
Regreening the national parks	p. 65
A wilderness original: Bob Marshall	p. 72
"Earth man": Harvey Broome	p. 74
Bitterrooter: Stewart Brandborg	p. 87
"In wildness is the preservation of the world"	p. 93
Afoul of lumber barons and politicians: Charles H. Stoddard	p. 107
Heal the earth, Heal the soul	p. 110
Writer with a cause: Richard Neuberger	p. 118
He dignified the scene: an obit for John Oakes	p. 123
Reaffirming the writer's role	p. 126
Illusions of objectivity	p. 131
Sacred space, sacred power	p. 135
Postscript: Continuum	p. 140
Afterword	p. 144
Index	p. 147
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