The Wilderness Writings of Howard Zahniser.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword, by William Cronon -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evangelist for the Wilderness -- Part 1: The Makings of a Nature Writer -- In the Month of May -- September -- January -- Just a Roadside Field -- Protecting our Song and Insectivorous Birds: A Radio Broadcast -- Flood Time for Wildlife Too: A Radio Broadcast -- The Bear River Bird Refuge: A Radio Broadcast -- Of the Mouse and Men -- Nature in Print -- Part 2: Transition to The Wilderness Society -- On the Allegheny River: Testimony -- To Hanging Spear Falls with Zahnie, by Paul Schaefer -- Why We Cherish San Gorgonio Primitive: A Wilderness Society Statement -- We Certainly Need a Sound Philosophy: An Exchange of Letters with F. S. Baker -- Cloud Peak's Primitive Area and People: A Narrative of a Pack Trip to Lake Solitude -- Part 3: Campaigning for Wilderness -- A Statement on Wilderness Preservation -- How Much Wilderness Can We Afford to Lose? -- New York's Forest Preserve and our American Program for Wilderness Preservation -- Part 4: Threats to Wild Lands -- Our Wilderness Threats -- Protecting Our Wild Places at the End of the Road -- Letter to A. T. Steele -- Washington Monument in Echo Park -- The Need for Wilderness Areas -- The Three Sisters Primitive Area: Testimony -- Part 5: The Campaign for the Wilderness Bill -- The Wilderness Bill and Foresters -- Letter to the Editor, Washington Post and Times-Herald -- Lake Solitude Sermon -- An Exchange of Letters with C. Edward Graves -- Wilderness Forever -- Part 6: The Last Hurdle -- A Circle That Took Him In! -- Wildlands: A Part of Man's Environment -- Guardians Not Gardeners -- The People and Wilderness -- Part 7: Testimonies -- Obituary, Washington Post -- Compromising the Wilderness, New York Times -- The Constant Advocate, by David Brower -- Letter from Harvey Broome.

Excerpts from the Wilderness Act of 1964 -- Selected Bibliography -- Permissions -- Index.

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