Encounters with the Archdruid: Narratives About a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies

What happens when legendary environmentalist and Sierra Club founder David Brower is forced to spend time with a miner, a real estate developer, and a dam builder? Exactly what you’d expect: fiery arguments, ideological head-butting, and alpha-male posturing, all in the name the protection (or destruction) of our wild places. A tantalizing storyline when told by anyone, but when written by master wordsmith John McPhee, the book becomes a classic piece of environmental literature.