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Foreword by Bill McKibben Prologue: A Tense Meeting in the Mountains PART ONE: CLIMBER 1 * From Berkeley to the Sierra: An Outdoorsman Is Born 2 * Yosemite 3 * Into the Sierra Club 4 * Love and War PART TWO: CAMPAIGNER 5 * A Sierra Club Leader Emerges 6 * The Battle Against Dams in Dinosaur 7 * The Battle for Wilderness PART THREE: VISIONARY 8 * Big Books for a Cause 9 * Growing Pains and Saving the Grand Canyon 10 * Uncivil War 11 * From Archdruid to Friend of the Earth 12 * Friends of the Earth Takes on the World 13 * A Resumption of Hostilities PART FOUR: EVANGELIST 14 * Back to the Sierra Club 15 * The End of the Trail Acknowledgments Appendix: Books Published under the Editorial Direction of David R. Brower Notes Bibliography Index

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Tom Turner has worked at the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, and Earthjustice. He is the author of Wild by Law; Sierra Club: 100 Years of Protecting Nature; Justice on Earth; Roadless Rules; and hundreds of articles and op-eds on the environment.

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"An exceptionally good biography... a bold and satisfying portrayal of a complex man. If you thought John Muir was the only wildlife grandaddy in the Bay Area, Turner's book will set you straight, enjoyably... Admirably, Turner gathers the octopus of Brower's interests into a cohesive bundle that offers readers an overview of the environmental movement and insight into one of its most intriguing, controversial characters." -- Lou Fancher East Bay Monthly "David Brower has slipped into semi-obscurity over the years, but he deserves a place in the pantheon of environmental heroes... Turner brings Brower to life as a charismatic, intensely passionate man who could be as frustrating to his allies as to his adversaries... Anyone who has had the honor of seeing the breathtaking stillness of the Grand Canyon can be thankful for Brower's unreasonable evangelism." -- REBECCA TUHUS-DUBROW Pacific Standard "I cannot say enough positive about this book. True, Turner makes Brower the hero, but how could it be otherwise? His hero is not without faults, serious faults, but it is by looking at how the environmental movement overcame them that we learn how to keep the movement going." -- David Brooks Alternatives Journal "The author obtained details of Brower's work, insights, goals, and impatience ... Recommended." CHOICE connect "@@@@@ (5 out of 5) ... Turner's biography artfully gives the man his due without sugar-coating the story." Berkeleyside "@@@@@ (5 out of 5) ... Turner's biography artfully gives the man his due without sugar-coating the story." Mal Warwick's Blog on Books

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