Will Harlan
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 307 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A combination of Henry David Thoreau and Jane Goodall, Carol [Ruckdeschel] is a self-taught scientist who has become a tireless defender of sea turtles on Cumberland Island, a national park off the coast of Georgia ... In recent years, Carnegie heirs and the National Park Service have clashed with Carol over the island's future. What happens when a dirt-poor naturalist with only a high-school diploma tries to stop one of the wealthiest families in...