Diane Wilson (Author), Derrick Jensen (Foreword)
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How did a quiet shrimper and mother of five go from eking out a living on a Texas bay tobeing an internationally renowned activist, heralded writer, and all-around hell-raiser?What made her take on corporate polluters and corrupt politicians? And why has shebeen jailed more than fifty times in the process? In this masterful sequel to An UnreasonableWoman: The True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas, DianeWilson recounts the wild ride launched by her fight to save her own bay—a ride that led her intoa world of whistleblowers and monkeywrenchers, brought her around the globe (even while onthe lam), and into a lifelong battle for environmental justice, human rights, and peace.George Bernard Shaw once said “all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” Well, inWilson’s case it’s an unreasonable woman. Praised for her sass, her literary prowess, and heruniquely silver-tongued storytelling, the eminently untamed Wilson holds court in the The Diaryof an Eco-Outlaw as never before. Readers will laugh and cry at this no-holds-barred account ofhow one woman, living in a trailer on the edge of a rattlesnake patch, dukes it out with the bigguys and comes out winning, one way or another, again and again.How did a quiet shrimper and mother of five go from eking out a living on a Texas bay tobeing an internationally renowned activist, heralded writer, and all-around hell-raiser?What made her take on corporate polluters and corrupt politicians? And why has shebeen jailed more than fifty times in the process? In this masterful sequel to An UnreasonableWoman: The True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas, DianeWilson recounts the wild ride launched by her fight to save her own bay—a ride that led her intoa world of whistleblowers and monkeywrenchers, brought her around the globe (even while onthe lam), and into a lifelong battle for environmental justice, human rights, and peace.George Bernard Shaw once said “all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” Well, inWilson’s case it’s an unreasonable woman. Praised for her sass, her literary prowess, and heruniquely silver-tongued storytelling, the eminently untamed Wilson holds court in the The Diaryof an Eco-Outlaw as never before. Readers will laugh and cry at this no-holds-barred account ofhow one woman, living in a trailer on the edge of a rattlesnake patch, dukes it out with the bigguys and comes out winning, one way or another, again and again. Read more
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