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David Brower: The Greatest American Hero
by clorenz1
If you've ever wondered what a single person can do against the relentless onslaught of development, wait until you see the charismatic and enigmatic David Brower push the 1964 Wilderness Act through Congress, and then go on to save the Grand Canyon from damming and help create Redwoods National Park and Point Reyes National Seashore. With a playful visual aesthetic, a cool alt-country soundtrack, and hand-held wilderness footage from as far back as the 1930s, Monumental documents the golden age of American environmentalism, when Brower took the Sierra Club from a regional hiking group into a national political force.
November 1, 2005 at 04:58 pm by clorenz1, 817 views, 1 comment
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at 18:07 on November 1st, 2005
If you have the chance you should really see the film, entitled, "Monumental." The film Director, Kelly Duane, has captured something special. I was lucky enough to meet her in San Francisco City Hall one day, and this creation of hers will bring you strength and hope. You will come away from this film inspired by the life and times of David Brower. Click the link above to read more about the film and where the film can be viewed. If only our current leaders had an ounce of what David Brower brought to this world. David Brower was not only the first true environmentalist, beyond John Muir, but he proved that the greedy, the careless, and the powerful cannot destroy the world unless we let them...