David Gessner: 4 books
by David Gessner
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
An homage to the West and to two great writers who set the standard for all who celebrate and defend it.
Archetypal wild man Edward Abbey and proper, dedicated Wallace Stegner left their footprints all over the western landscape. Now, award-winning nature writer David Gessner follows the ghosts...
Ultimate Glory
Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
A story of obsession, glory, and the wild early days of Ultimate Frisbee.
David Gessner devoted his twenties to a cultish sport called Ultimate Frisbee. Like his teammates and rivals, he trained for countless hours, sacrificing his body and potential career for a chance at fleeting glory without...
The Tarball Chronicles
A Journey Beyond the Oiled Pelican and Into the Heart of the Gulf Oil Spill
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Winner of the 2013 ASLE Book AwardWinner of the Reed Award for the Best Book on the Southern Environment 2011Named a Top Book from the South 2011 by The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA San Francisco Chronicle Gift Book Recommendation for 2011A Southern Independent Booksellers BestsellerTraveling the shores...
My Green Manifesto
Down the Charles River in Pursuit of a New Environmentalism
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
Inspired by a rough-and-tumble journey across country and down river, David Gessner makes the case for a new environmentalism. In a frank, funny, and incisive call to arms that spans from the Cape Wind Project to the Monkey Wrench Gang, he considers why we do or do not fight to protect and restore wilderness,...