Wild by Law

6.3
199154m

Tells about the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the three men responsible for its passage: forester/philosopher Aldo Leopold, author of the bestselling Sand County almanac and the first to bring the word 'ecology' into standard usage; Bob Marshall, millionaire socialist and founder of the Wilderness Society; and Howard Zahniser, a bureaucrat with a love of the wild places he seldom saw. Singly and together, these three fought from the 1920s through the 1950s to preserve the natural world. Provides an overview of the roots of the environmental movement, offering a deeper understanding of one of the most important issues facing contemporary civilization.

Cast

Photo of Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Narrator

Photo of Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Aldo Leopold (voice)

Photo of Richard B. Shull

Richard B. Shull

Howard Zahniser (voice)

Photo of Peter Haydu

Peter Haydu

Bob Marshall (voice)

Photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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