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Not in Our Backyard: The People and Events That Shaped America's Modern Environment Movement

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Not in Our Backyard, is an excellent book that highlights many of the lesser-known characters and events that comprise the U.S. Environmental Movement. Tim Redmond and Marc Mowrey have crafted a culmination of intriguing and exciting stories that detail the formulation of what would ultimately become a force to be reckoned with: The Environmental Movement.

In a time when we are losing our giants of the movement including David Brower, Marc Reisner and countless others, Not in Our Backyard brings forth insight and intelligence, ultimately proving that individual citizens can make profound contributions to worthwhile causes. As a student of environmental history and someone who has read numerous books on the subject, I can say with certainty that this is my favorite book by far on the subject.

Written in a journalistic style, the book consists of numerous short chapters that focus on a diverse cast of people, places, and events that changed the course and helped define the environmental movement. Although over 400 pages long, the book reads extremely fast and is difficult to put down. I highly recommend that anyone interested in Environmental History seek out this out-of-print book and read it, you won't regret it.