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Author:

Rodrigues, Gomercindo.

Title:

Walking the forest with Chico Mendes : struggle for justice in the Amazon / Gomercindo Rodrigues ; edited and translated by Linda Rabben ; introduction by Biorn Maybury-Lewis.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xiv, 187 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Mendes, Chico,--d. 1988.
Conservationists--Brazil--Biography.
Rubber tappers--Brazil--Biography.
Rain forest conservation--Amazon River Region.
Deforestation--Control--Amazon River Region.

Other Authors:

Rabben, Linda, 1947-

Other Titles:

Caminhando na floresta. English

Notes:

Donated by Graceland History Club, 2010. Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-176) and index.

Contents:

Foreword: In the steps of the rubber tapper / by Marina Silva -- Introduction to the English edition / by Biorn Maybury-Lewis -- I was there! -- A very difficult beginning -- Rubber tappers: a century's struggle -- A genocidal occupation -- "Our victory depends on our organization and discipline" -- A little about my friend Chico Mendes -- An interview with Chico Mendes --Afterword: Chico's dream / by Linda Rabben.

ISBN:

0292717067 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780292717060 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)83608691

LCCN:

2007005148

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)