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Guardians of tomorrow

by S. Carl Hirsch · 1971

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Brief biographies of eight American pioneers in conservation and ecology: Henry David Thoreau, George Perkins Marsh, Frederick Law Olmsted, John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, George Norris, Aldo Leopold, and Rachel Carson.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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environmentenvironmentMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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childrens
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short · 192 pages

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