Hirsch, S. Carl

Brief biographies of eight American pioneers in conservation and ecology: Henry David Thoreau, George Perkins Marsh, Frederick Law Olmsted, John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, George Norris, Aldo Leopold, and Rachel Carson.

Describes the experiences and methods of eight expeditions undertaken to chart the American wilderness from Coronado's search for Cibola in 1540 to John Wesley Powell's journey down the Colorado River in 1869.

Traces the functional and recreational uses of stilts around the world throughout history and gives instructions for making and walking on them.

From the Boston Massacre through the Battle of Yorktown, traces the wartime activities of eight Revolutionary War heroes central to the American cause.