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Raising Kane: The Fox Chronicles
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June 2, 2011
It's not what you'd read if you wanted to read the best most interesting and gorgeous prose in the world, but if you want a little knowledge about actual stuff that happened and was done by actual people in this actual world to stop actual illegal polluting, it's pretty interesting. And inspiring.
July 10, 2018
I grew up in a town on the Fox River so I constantly heard stories about this activist.
My late uncle even knew him personally and helped him on occasion. I believe he frequented the VFW where I used to work and spend a good deal of time at as a kid. I almost wonder if I saw him without knowing who he was.
I really enjoyed reading this book because the stories are from places I have know, visited and grew up around. I also loved the amount of detail in the book that described the emotions and conflicts the author was dealing with during his activism.
I had forgotten completely about "The Fox" until somebody randomly passed me this book to read. The book is out of print and the copies are rare so I passed it along to somebody else when I finished.
Great book.
My late uncle even knew him personally and helped him on occasion. I believe he frequented the VFW where I used to work and spend a good deal of time at as a kid. I almost wonder if I saw him without knowing who he was.
I really enjoyed reading this book because the stories are from places I have know, visited and grew up around. I also loved the amount of detail in the book that described the emotions and conflicts the author was dealing with during his activism.
I had forgotten completely about "The Fox" until somebody randomly passed me this book to read. The book is out of print and the copies are rare so I passed it along to somebody else when I finished.
Great book.
February 5, 2013
Very surprising and inspiring, once I obtained a copy and read it that is. It was difficult to find! Sad, because it would make great reading for a social studies or environmental or even history class. I wish I could have met the man, but sadly he passed away a few years after I had even learned about his heroic, environmental efforts. I would have liked to shake his hand and say "Job well done sir!"
June 29, 2015
This man and his book were inspirational to me. Very much so! He is a champion of nature. He worked secretly, quietly, alone in trying to clean-up the toxic mess that others had been dumping into the Fox River. GREAT book, written by a great man.
January 24, 2015
Interesting topic, environmental vigilante in Aurora in the 70s but ran on for the information it provided and was interestingly written.
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