Francois Leydet

I remember reading this book in the Spring of 1969, prior to the environmental movement becoming fashionable. My parents had it out as a coffee table book in the living room. I actually read the book then and it introduced me to environmentalism. Environmentalism in the good sense, not in the sense of trying to obstruct any human progress, such as the "climate change" movement.

Fortunately, the Grand Canyon was saved from being dammed by this book. This book described in agonizing detail the show more failure to stop the building of the Glen Canyon Dam, which in many ways was as or more spectacular than Grand Canyon. On the good side, what a book! On the bad side, what a waste. show less

Publication following the 8th Wilderness Conference; the first was in 1949. Twenty-five contributors of essays or remarks to the conference run from David Brower to Stewart L. Udall. Discussions of specific language which later made its way into the wilderness legislation that became law in 1974 dot the preface and forward. Values of Wilderness to Science and Values of Wilderness to Wildlife are typical essay subjects.

Great source of wilderness quotes.