Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist

by Paul Hanley

Book Overview

Richard St. Barbe Baker was an inspirational visionary and pioneering environmentalist who is credited with saving and planting billions of trees. He saved lives, too, through his ceaseless global campaign to raise the alarm about deforestation and desertification and by finding effective, culturally sensitive ways for people to contribute to a more peaceful and greener world. He was also an Edwardian eccentric whose obsession with trees caused him...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889775664
• ISBN13: 9780889775664
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"