Encounters with the Archdruid
Narratives About a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies
by John McPhee
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Best Science Books, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The four men portrayed here have different relationships to their environment, and they encounter each other on mountain trails, in forests and rapids, sometimes with reserve, some...
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