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While George Bird Grinnell's achievements are famous & enduring, his self-effacement & determination to minimize his own accomplishments & to remain in the background have almost removed his name from public recognition. He deserves better. This book chronicles the life of this famous anthropologist, Indian authority, author, naturalist & explorer. From his years at Yale, through the establishment of the first Audubon Society, to his receipt of the Roosevelt Memorial Association Gold Medal & becoming President of the National Parks Association, this book follows his life & achievements. This book honors his pioneering interest, concern & love for all American Indian. In his memory, the George Bird Grinnell American Indian Fund was established. The Fund's goal is to improve educational opportunities & the quality of life for American Indian children & their families. To order, contact Grinnell & Lawton Publishing, Front Street, P. O. Box 918, Millbrook, NY 12545. (914) 677-5857.
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Winner • National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography) Longlisted • PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Before Rachel Carson, there was George Bird Grinnell—the man whose prophetic vision did nothing less than launch American conservation. George Bird Grinnell, the son of a New York merchant, saw a different future for a nation in the thrall of the Industrial Age. With railroads scarring virgin lands and the formerly vast buffalo herds decimated, the country faced a crossroads: Could it pursue Manifest Destiny without destroying its natural bounty and beauty? The alarm that Grinnell sounded would spark America’s conservation movement. Yet today his name has been forgotte...
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 natural resources of this country. A remarkable man, Grinnell was known as a model of intellectual diversity, integrity, and professional dedication. He was a daring adventurer and explorer; crusading magazine publisher and editor (Forest and Stream, now Field and Stream); prolific author; accomplished outdoorsman; notable paleontologist, ethnologist, ornithologist, and anthropologist; presidential advisor; advocate for Native Americans; and this country’s first environmental activist, whose contributions in that arena are unparalleled in American history.
From the #1 international bestselling author of THE REVENANT – the book that inspired the award-winning movie – comes the fascinating story of America’s first battle over the environment.
This book deals with the wars of the Cheyennes. A fighting and fearless people, the tribe was almost constantly at war with its neighbors. This account follows the local tribal wars and the eventual Indian wars between the westward moving settlers. A reprint of the 1916 edition with a additional appendix that has been added from the Smithsonian Institutions Handbook of North American Indians Bulletin 30.