Testimony: Writers of the West Speak on Behalf of Utah Wilderness - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571312129 ISBN 13: 9781571312129

Publisher: Milkweed Editions, 1996

Synopsis

Distinguished writers, including John McPhee, Barry Lopez, William Kittredge, Ann Zwinger, and Mark Strand, speak out on the necessity to protect and preserve America's wilderness habitats in the face of assaults on government-protected lands by miners, developers, and other industries. Original. IP.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A historic statement on behalf of the wilderness.
An extraordinary and historic statement on behalf of the land featuring pieces by twenty-one of the most prominent writers in America, Testimony was originally created as a limited edition presented to Congress. An effort to communicate through art the urgent need to preserve threatened lands, Testimony is a passionate and eloquent introduction to the environmental and political crisis that we all face, and asks us to decide how we value wilderness and what actions we must take to preserve it."Good writing can make a place come alive. Testimony gives voice to the magnificence and quiet majesty of southern Utah's wilderness lands. I found its essays and poems useful in setting a tone for what is at stake in the battle over Utah wilderness, particularly for those who had never experienced the lands of the Basin and Range or Colorado Plateau. If writing itself can be an act of public service, then this collection is it."--Senator Bill Bradley

About this edition

• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1571312129
• ISBN 13: 9781571312129
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• Editor: Trimble Stephen, Williams Terry Tempest