Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper.

Gaylord Nelson is known and respected throughout the world as a founding father of the modern environmental movement and creator of one of most successful and influential public awareness campaigns ever undertaken on behalf of global stewardship: Earth Day. Now in his eighties, the former U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin presents a timely and urgent message to the planet based on his decades of passionate advocacy and scientific study. Clearly and compellingly detailing our world's most crucial environmental concerns—from species and habitat losses to global climate changes and population control issues—Nelson offers his unique and inspirational strategies for saving a fragile, living natural environment under ever-increasing threat.