Jack Miner, Canada's great naturalist, has become a hero and a legend. He was one of those that awakened the world to the importance of wildlife conservation and ecology. Jack Miner loved life's creatures and understood the good and the bad in man.
Interesting but lacking focus. He shares lots of neat stuff about his life and nature and wildlife when he keeps his focus. But he rambles a lot, and by the end of the book, its basically just him expounding, at length, some loopy views on theology/ecclessiology. A big part of this book, too, is him expressing his political views like prohibitionism, his desire for a one-world army, and his idea that ignorance of world history is the way to establish peace. Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate he
Interesting but lacking focus. He shares lots of neat stuff about his life and nature and wildlife when he keeps his focus. But he rambles a lot, and by the end of the book, its basically just him expounding, at length, some loopy views on theology/ecclessiology. A big part of this book, too, is him expressing his political views like prohibitionism, his desire for a one-world army, and his idea that ignorance of world history is the way to establish peace. Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate hearing about what Jack believed. It's just too cumbersome and its unfortunate, because this could have potential to be a real gem in terms of documenting his life, sharing his faith and how it relates to his life-work, and outlining important information about wildlife, and as a work of local historical interest. In my view, the book is just way too convoluted and unfocused to be widely interesting.
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