The father of American conservation George Bird Grinnell, adventurer, activist, and author

"Award-winning author, Thom Hatch presents the definitive biography of George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938), who was recognized in his time as "The Father of American Conservation." This book chronicles not only Grinnell's life, but also offers a history of his accomplishments in saving the wildlife and...

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Main Author: Hatch, Thom, 1946- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Nashville, Tennessee : Turner Publishing Company, [2019]
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505 0 |a Introduction -- The budding naturalist -- A tenderfoot in the West -- Buffalo hunting with the Pawnee -- Custer and Black Hills gold -- Yellowstone country -- Traveling, collecting, and writing -- Crusading editor -- A presidential friendship -- Author and advocate for Native America -- The Harriman Expedition -- Grinnell's Glacier -- Preserving the legacy. 
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