Rebel on the Road: And Why I Was Never Neutral
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1931112657 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He taught at University of Idaho, University of Vermont, Northland College, and Western Washington University. He was a journalist and featured columnist in Field & Stream, Los Angeles Times, American Forests, and Defenders of Wildlife. Michael Frome is author of eighteen books including GreenSpeak, Green
Dwaine Muir said Ex-student learns more about an influential prof. Dear Michael, I was really glad to know a bit more about you and where you come from. I was particularly moved by your background in the Communist Party and the work experience you had working in the steel mills. I think this gives you a life that most university students have no concept of; earning a living by hard work. I think you touch on it a bit talking about having to wear hand-me-down clothes and how it built your character. I know th
In this memoir, Frome tells how he developed an interest in conservation and what motivated him to pursue nature preservation. He spent years as a media writer defending the environment, while many of his peers played it safe. Michael Frome is the pioneer conservation journalist and the premier environmental muckraker who knows a lot about integrity and dedication. Frome named names and pointed fingers, often forcing politicians and public officials to explain and remedy their environmental negligence. He reviews the years he ta
270) man ashamed of his past, to one who has finally found contentment, and who wishes to share the joys of such a personal transformation. --John Shultis, book editor, International Journal of Wilderness . Although I was at first disappointed with Frome's unwillingness to describe the people and events that shaped the modern environmental movement, as I continued reading the book, I became enamored with the description of his remarkable life s journey from a frustrated, frightened, and unfulfilled (p. This book, then, is not an analysis of Frome's role in the rise of the modern environmental movement, or his place among the leaders in American conservation. Perhaps the greatest pleasure of the book is to feel the wisdom that has come with Frome's aging, and the eventual peace and contentment that developed late in his life