Earth Odyssey: Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future
Charlie Conrad, Mark Hertsgaard
Like many of us, Mark Hertsgaard has long worried about the declining health of our environment. But in 1991, he decided to act on his own concern and investigate the escalating crisis for himself. Traveling on his own dime, he embarked on an odyssey lasting most of the decade and spanning nineteen countries. Now, in Earth Odysseyhe reports on our environmental predicament through the eyes of the people who live it. Earth Odysseyis a vivid, passionate narrative about one man's journey around the world in search of the answer to the essential question of our time: Is the future of the human species at risk? Combining first-rate reportage with irresistible storytelling, Mark Hertsgaard has written an essential--and ultimately hopeful--book about the uncertain fate of humankind.
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- Unknown
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- ISBN
- 0767900596