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David Brower and the Making of the Environmental Movement

Rachael Myrow
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 (Courtesy Brower Family)

As the first executive director of the Sierra Club and founder of Friends of the Earth, David Brower’s life is inextricably linked to the history of the modern environmental movement. The Berkeley-native passed away in 2000, but his legacy has been captured in a new biography written by his friend Tom Turner.

Audio for this show will be available on Monday, November 30, 2015.

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Tom Turner, author "David Brower: The Making of the Environmental Movement"

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