The extraordinary Adirondack journey of Clarence Petty : wilderness guide, pilot, and conservationist / Christopher Angus ; with a foreword by Anne LaBastille.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Angus, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petty, Clarence, 1905-2009.

Petty, Clarence.

Conservationists.

Environmentalists.

Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--Biography.

Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.).

Environmentalists--New York (State)--Biography.

Conservationists--New York (State)--Biography.

Adirondack Park (N.Y.)--History.

Adirondack Park (N.Y.).

New York (State).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xix, 265 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2002.

Summary:

The biography of an Adirondack legend whose tireless efforts are credited with much of today's preservation policies in the Adirondacks.

Contents:

1. A Death on Upper Saranac 3

2. The Shanty Years 7

3. To Catch a Fish for Fun 15

4. Backcountry Beginnings 21

5. Independent Spirits 37

6. Bicycles, Planes, and Global Warming 51

7. Expanding Horizons 65

8. Leadership and the CCC 79

9. A New Passion and a Dual Career 88

10. A Woodchuck Goes to War 98

11. Cat Drops in Borneo 111

12. A Ranger at Heart 117

13. Odd Man Out at Cranberry Lake 124

14. Ranger at Large 135

15. Into the Fire 142

16. Warming Up to Controversy 156

17. Laurance's Modest Proposal 164

18. A Walk in the Woods 172

19. Alaska 182

20. Wilderness Battle Lines 187

21. Back on the Job 196

22. Taking It Easy 206

23. "A Good Soul" 214

24. Senior Statesman 221

25. Family Ties 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and index.

ISBN:

0815607415

OCLC:

49029588