Encounters with the archdruid

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1. julienchastangSep 2024
   In the further reading category:

   "Encounters with the Archdruid" by John McPhee, about David Brower, former director of the Sierra Club, and his advocacy for preserving wilderness areas "untouched" by humans.

   "Forests: A Very Short Introduction" by Jaboury Ghazoul, which explores how human presence, even in ancient times, has led to profound changes in landscapes for their benefit.

   "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" by Charles C. Mann, which I’ve just started reading, hypothesizes that Indigenous peoples in the Americas actively transformed their environment to a much greater extent than previously believed.

   "A Sand County Almanac" by Aldo Leopold since he is referenced in the article.

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2. ddhhyyFeb 2023
   In the same vein, have a look at John McPhee's Encounter with the Archdruid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounters_with_the_Archdruid

   A third of the book follows David Brower (Executive Director of the Sierra Club; Glen Canyon Dam opponnent) and Floyd Dominy (US Bureau of Reclamation director) as they float the pre-dammed Colorado River.

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3. stateofnounionNov 2019
   agreed, mcphee is excellent. encounters with the archdruid left an indelible impression on me.
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4. dendrite9Sep 2023
   In Encounters with the Archdruid Charles Park is described as believing that “if copper were to be found under the White House, the White House should be moved.” I've struggled with that idea and gone back and forth on how I stand about it. But the line has stuck with me for years.
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5. cjarrettDec 2018
   His 'Encounters with the Archdruid' was on the reading list on my Environmental Literature course. Funny enough, I had already read it a few years prior after grabbing it off of my father's bookshelf.

   If you are in any way interested in the sport of Tennis, I cannot recommend his 'Levels of the Game' more. It focuses on Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner, but uses their history to paint a much bigger story.

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