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Patrick Beach

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Description:Early on a September morning in 1998, David "Gypsy" Chain and eight fellow Earth First activists went into the redwood forests of Scotia, California. Their loosely organized plan to protestthe destruction caused by the logging industry almost immediately turned farcically tragic. A. E. Ammons, a logger for Pacific Lumber, confronted the group, threatening them in an obscenity-ridden diatribe: if they didn'tleave "I'll make sure I got a tree comin' this way " The group retreated, moving deeper into the wilderness. A short time later, just as they were attempting to confront the logger yet again, Gypsy wasdead, crushed to death by a tree Ammons felled. A GOOD FOREST FOR DYING traces the long history of bitter clashes between environmental concerns and economic interests in the American West and showswhy these tensions came to a head in northern California in the 1990s. It tells the story of how Pacific Lumber, once an environmentally friendly, family-owned business, became part of a conglomerate whose businesspractices made it a ripe target for environmental activists. But A GOOD FOREST FOR DYING is also the story of Gypsy Chain, a troubled young man raised in a loving family. A social misfit in his small Texas hometown, hedied in a faraway forest before he had a chance to come to terms with himself and his family. His mother never lost faith in her sometimes wayward, idealistic son. After his death, and helped by a team of shrewd, leftistlawyers, she mounted a fight for justice in the name of her son and the cause of saving the redwoods. A balanced, highly readable examination of complex, emotionally charged issues, A GOOD FOREST FORDYING will appeal to a wide audience. Its insights into the inner workings of the radical environmental movement and its dissection of corporate greed and misdeeds are reminiscent of such provocative exposeeacute;s as"A Civil Action" and "Erin Brockovich." The story of" "Gypsy's strange odyssey and the disturbing circumstances of his death-seen primarily through theeyes of his mother-is as powerful and as moving as Jon Krakauer's classic "Into the Wild." "From the Hardcover edition."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Good Forest for Dying a Good Forest for Dying a Good Forest for Dying. To get started finding A Good Forest for Dying a Good Forest for Dying a Good Forest for Dying, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Early on a September morning in 1998, David "Gypsy" Chain and eight fellow Earth First activists went into the redwood forests of Scotia, California. Their loosely organized plan to protestthe destruction caused by the logging industry almost immediately turned farcically tragic. A. E. Ammons, a logger for Pacific Lumber, confronted the group, threatening them in an obscenity-ridden diatribe: if they didn'tleave "I'll make sure I got a tree comin' this way " The group retreated, moving deeper into the wilderness. A short time later, just as they were attempting to confront the logger yet again, Gypsy wasdead, crushed to death by a tree Ammons felled. A GOOD FOREST FOR DYING traces the long history of bitter clashes between environmental concerns and economic interests in the American West and showswhy these tensions came to a head in northern California in the 1990s. It tells the story of how Pacific Lumber, once an environmentally friendly, family-owned business, became part of a conglomerate whose businesspractices made it a ripe target for environmental activists. But A GOOD FOREST FOR DYING is also the story of Gypsy Chain, a troubled young man raised in a loving family. A social misfit in his small Texas hometown, hedied in a faraway forest before he had a chance to come to terms with himself and his family. His mother never lost faith in her sometimes wayward, idealistic son. After his death, and helped by a team of shrewd, leftistlawyers, she mounted a fight for justice in the name of her son and the cause of saving the redwoods. A balanced, highly readable examination of complex, emotionally charged issues, A GOOD FOREST FORDYING will appeal to a wide audience. Its insights into the inner workings of the radical environmental movement and its dissection of corporate greed and misdeeds are reminiscent of such provocative exposeeacute;s as"A Civil Action" and "Erin Brockovich." The story of" "Gypsy's strange odyssey and the disturbing circumstances of his death-seen primarily through theeyes of his mother-is as powerful and as moving as Jon Krakauer's classic "Into the Wild." "From the Hardcover edition."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Good Forest for Dying a Good Forest for Dying a Good Forest for Dying. To get started finding A Good Forest for Dying a Good Forest for Dying a Good Forest for Dying, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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