The Burning Season

By: Andrew Revkin;

Language: English

Quality: Good

Genre: History,

ISBN: 9780452274051

SKU: BE501114897406

Pages: 319

Description: Chico Mendes--a name synonymous with the battle to save the rain forest--was a Brazilian rubber tapper and homegrown environmentalist who was killed in December 1988 by ranchers intent on ravaging the jungle for short-term gain. Now an award-winning journalist has written a deeply affecting book about the life and death of this courageous, passionate man. Two 8-page photo inserts.