A Good Forest for Dying: The Tragic Death of a Young Man on the Front Lines of the Environmental Wars

by Patrick Beach

Early on a September morning in 1998, David "Gypsy" Chain and eight fellow Earth First! activists went into the redwood forests of Scotia, California. Their loosely organized plan to protest the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385506171
• ISBN13: 9780385506175
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Amazing Life Lessons - A History Unfolds

Many of us live our lives without knowledge of what goes on around us. Truly I was unaware of the struggle to save California's old growth redwood forest until my son, David Nathan Chain died in that war. It is often referred to as the "Timber Wars". We all just assume that our magnificent old redwoods are protected. Many of us also assume that people with corporate power will make good decisions for the welfare of our communities. We live in a time that mandates our interest in what is takes place in our country. If we don't, what will we leave our children?This book was a complex story to tell. It is documented history of actual events where the human side is exposed for it's good and it's bad. Pat Beach has my utmost respect for telling it from all sides and making it a brilliant piece of journalism.