Requiem for America's Best Idea: National Parks in the Era of Climate Change

در کاوش‌های مشتاقانه و نویسندگی پرشور خود، مایکل جی. یوچیم \"برای یلوستون همان چیزی بود که مویر برای یوسمیتی بود... در مواقع دیگر، نوشته‌های او مانند نوشته ادوارد ابی است، سرشار از اشتیاق برای دنیای طبیعی و خشم از کسانی که از آن سوء استفاده می کنند. در سال 2013 یوچیم مبتلا به ALS (بیماری لو گهریگ) تشخیص داده شد. او هنگام مبارزه با این بیماری، مرثیه ای برای بهترین ایده آمریکا نوشت. این کتاب شباهت منحصر به فردی را بین مبارزه شخصی یوچیم با یک بیماری لاعلاج و تأثیری که تغییرات آب و هوایی بر پارک های ملی می گذارد ایجاد می کند.

In his enthusiastic explorations and fervent writing, Michael J. Yochim "was to Yellowstone what Muir was to Yosemite. . . . Other times, his writing is like that of Edward Abbey, full of passion for the natural world and anger at those who are abusing it," writes foreword contributor William R. Lowry. In 2013 Yochim was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). While fighting the disease, he wrote Requiem for America's Best Idea. The book establishes a unique parallel between Yochim's personal struggle with a terminal illness and the impact climate change is having on the national parks—the treasured wilderness that he loved and to which he dedicated his life.
Yochim explains how climate change is already impacting the vegetation, wildlife, and the natural conditions in Olympic, Grand Canyon, Glacier, Yellowstone, and Yosemite National Parks. A poignant and thought-provoking work, Requiem for America's Best Idea investigates the interactions between people and nature and the world that can inspire and destroy them.

In his enthusiastic explorations and fervent writing, Michael J. Yochim "was to Yellowstone what Muir was to Yosemite. . . . Other times, his writing is like that of Edward Abbey, full of passion for the natural world and anger at those who are abusing it," writes foreword contributor William R. Lowry. In 2013 Yochim was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). While fighting the disease, he wrote Requiem for America's Best Idea. The book establishes a unique parallel between Yochim's personal struggle with a terminal illness and the impact climate change is having on the national parks—the treasured wilderness that he loved and to which he dedicated his life.
Yochim explains how climate change is already impacting the vegetation, wildlife, and the natural conditions in Olympic, Grand Canyon, Glacier, Yellowstone, and Yosemite National Parks. A poignant and thought-provoking work, Requiem for America's Best Idea investigates the interactions between people and nature and the world that can inspire and destroy them.