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Greenpeace Captain: Bizarre Wanderings on the Rainbow Warrior
Peter Willcox
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Description for Greenpeace Captain: Bizarre Wanderings on the Rainbow Warrior
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In over 40 years as a senior captain for Greenpeace International, Peter Willcox has been in the vanguard of the international environmentalist movement. He has led crews into battle for the good of the planet against whale killers, nuclear testing sites and deep sea drillers. The recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Guardian, Peter has confronted naval warships, including diving in front of a moving destroyer; faced a bombing attack of the iconic 'Rainbow Warrior', resulting in the murder of a shipmate; and endured imprisonment for peacefully protesting Russian oil drilling in Antarctica along with his crew. This ... Read more
In over 40 years as a senior captain for Greenpeace International, Peter Willcox has been in the vanguard of the international environmentalist movement. He has led crews into battle for the good of the planet against whale killers, nuclear testing sites and deep sea drillers. The recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Guardian, Peter has confronted naval warships, including diving in front of a moving destroyer; faced a bombing attack of the iconic 'Rainbow Warrior', resulting in the murder of a shipmate; and endured imprisonment for peacefully protesting Russian oil drilling in Antarctica along with his crew. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Dingwall, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910985526
SKU
V9781910985526
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Peter Willcox
Peter Willcox has been a Captain with Greenpeace for over 30 years, making him the most experienced captain in the organization. An activist for nearly his entire life, beginning by marching in Selma behind Martin Luther King Jr. with his family at age twelve. Captain Willcox estimates he's sailed over 300,000 miles in virtually every corner of the globe.
Reviews for Greenpeace Captain: Bizarre Wanderings on the Rainbow Warrior
'Peter Willcox is a hero of our times. He has been at the frontline of non-violent direct action for four decades, and put his body on the line to defend our planet. Our fragile environment needs more people like him.'-Caroline Lucas, MP, co-leader of the Green Party; 'It's no accident that the world is taking action to save the whales ... Read more