In the thick of it : my life in the Sierra Club (Record no. 40059)

MARC details
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fixed length control field 01843cam a22002174a 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9781559639798
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 1559639792
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 333.7
Item number MAC
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name McCloskey, J. Michael
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title In the thick of it : my life in the Sierra Club
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Washington, D.C. :
Name of publisher Island Press,
Year of publication c2005.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xv, 399 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1 Growing Up in Oregon 1 --<br/>2 Politics, College Years, and the Army 13 --<br/>3 Field Organizer 23 --<br/>4 At Headquarters in San Francisco 47 --<br/>5 Campaigning for a Redwood National Park 65 --<br/>6 The Brower Affair 84 --<br/>7 Taking Over as Environmentalism Takes Off 99 --<br/>8 More Contentious Times 117 --<br/>9 The Glory Years 128 --<br/>10 Conflict with Sister Organizations 145 --<br/>11 Finding Our Way Internationally 157 --<br/>12 A New Kind of Normalcy 170 --<br/>13 Relations with Other Interests 192 --<br/>14 The Worst of Times, the Best of Times 209 --<br/>15 Life Changes 229 --<br/>16 Wilderness Work Again 249 --<br/>17 Working in the Capital 267 --<br/>18 Trade Matters 291 --<br/>19 Continuing International Work 309 --<br/>20 The Bittersweet Years 324 --<br/>21 Sierra Club Chairman: The Final Years 345.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc <br/>Annotation<br/>Describes not only the author's life as an environmental activist, but also reveals the inner workings and politics of an environmental non-profit organization. In addition to sharing the details of battles won and lost on the environmental front, the author demonstrates how it is indeed possible to turn idealism and hope into practical action.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Environmentalists
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Conservation of natural resources
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005014643.html
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0666/2005014643-d.html
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1208/2005014643-b.html
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Lending Books
Holdings
Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
Reference Main Library Main Library Stacks 27/10/2009 Donation 3387.70 333.7 MAC 011635 Lending Books

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