Wilderness Visionaries: Leopold, Thoreau, Muir, Olson, Murie, Service, Marshall, Rutstrum
- ISBN-10
- 1559714352
- ISBN-13
- 9781559714358
- Category
- Conservationists
- Pages
- 263
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- NorthWord Books for Young Readers
- Author
- Jim Dale Vickery
Description
“ Rutstrum totally influenced me , ” Mason , author of the book Path of the Paddle and producer of the film Waterwalker , told me of Rutstrum's campcraft legacy . “ He became my hero . When someone gave me Calvin Rutstrum's [ first ] ...
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