The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford by Mark Rutherford

The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford by Mark Rutherford

Mark Rutherford was the pseudonym used by William Hale White (1831 - 1913). White was a clerk in the admiralty and a novelist. The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford (1881), Mark Rutherford's Deliverance (1885), and The Revolution in Tanner's Lane (1887 were three autobiographical novels. The autobiography begins, 'Now that I have completed my autobiography up to the present year, I sometimes doubt whether it is right to publish it. Of what use is it, many persons will say, to present to the world what is mainly a record of weaknesses and failures? If I had any triumphs to tell; if I could show how I had risen superior to poverty and suffering; if, in short, I were a hero of any kind whatever, I might perhaps be justified in communicating my success to mankind, and stimulating them to do as I have done. But mine is the tale of a commonplace life, perplexed by many problems I have never solved; disturbed by many difficulties I have never surmounted; and blotted by ignoble concessions which are a constant regret.

Mark Rutherford is an Australian who has spent a lot of time in the United States. He's traveled all around the world, including thousands of miles at sea in both huge and tiny ships. He went on to become a corporate expert in energy efficiency, and he's seen innumerable opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions squandered due to inaction and ideological differences. He's seen firsthand the pollution in our oceans, as well as the reduction and extinction of species.

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ISBN 13	9781438514161
ISBN 10	1438514166
Title	The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford
Author	Mark Rutherford
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Book Jungle
Year published	2009-04-07
Number of pages	112
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