The Burning Season

The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest

Author: Andrew Revkin
ISBN: 9780395523940

Chico Mendes--a name synonymous with the battle to save the rain forest--was a Brazilian rubber tapper and homegrown environmentalist who was killed in December 1988 by ranchers intent on ravaging the jungle for short-term gain. Now an award-winning journalist has written a deeply affecting book about the life and death of this courageous, passionate man. Two 8-page photo inserts.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publish Date: 1990

Subjects: History / Latin America / South America, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection

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