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Author : John Muir
Release : 1913
Genre : Frontier and pioneer life
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Book Synopsis The Story of My Boyhood and Youth by : John Muir
Download or read book The Story of My Boyhood and Youth written by John Muir. This book was released on 1913. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Muir
Release : 1916
Genre : Botany
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Book Synopsis The Story of My Boyhood and Youth ; And, A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf by : John Muir
Download or read book The Story of My Boyhood and Youth ; And, A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf written by John Muir. This book was released on 1916. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Muir
Release : 2012-05-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis The Story of my Boyhood and Youth by : John Muir
Download or read book The Story of my Boyhood and Youth written by John Muir. This book was released on 2012-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Sierra Club founder and important early environmentalist John Muir was born in Scotland, he spent much of his life traipsing through the wonders of the American wilderness -- and fighting to protect what he regarded as the country's greatest resource. This engaging autobiography tells the tale of how Muir made his way to the United States to find his true calling.
Author : John Muir
Release : 1997-04-22
Genre : Nature
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Book Synopsis John Muir: Nature Writings (LOA #92) by : John Muir
Download or read book John Muir: Nature Writings (LOA #92) written by John Muir. This book was released on 1997-04-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the "Father of the National Parks," John Muir wrote about the American West with unmatched passion and eloquence—as seen in this stunning, one-volume collection In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir became America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a far-seeing prophet of environmental awareness who founded the Sierra Club in 1892, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of the American West. Nature Writings collects Muir's most significant and best-loved works in a single volume, including: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1913), My First Summer in the Sierra (1911), The Mountains of California (1894) and Stickeen (1909). Rounding out the volume is a rich selection of essays—including "Yosemite Glaciers," "God's First Temples," "Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta," "The American Forests," and "Save the Redwoods"—that highlight various aspects of his career: his exploration of the Grand Canyon and of what became Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks, his successful crusades to preserve the wilderness, his early walking tour to Florida, and the Alaska journey of 1879. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Author : John Muir
Release : 2013-03-05
Genre : Nature
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Book Synopsis Our National Parks by : John Muir
Download or read book Our National Parks written by John Muir. This book was released on 2013-03-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1901, “Our National Parks” is a fantastic guide to the wild mountain forest reservations and national parks of the United States, exploring their beauty and usefulness in an attempt to encourage contemporary readers to go out and enjoy the natural wonders of North America. John Muir (1838–1914) was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, author, and glaciologist who famously fought to preserve wilderness in the United States of America. Muir's work describing his adventures in nature have been read by millions the world over and his activism has helped to conserve such important places of natural beauty as the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park in America. Contents include: “The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West”, “The Yellowstone National Park”, “The Yosemite National Park”, “The Forests of the Yosemite Park”, “The Wild Gardens of the Yosemite Park”, “Among the Animals of the Yosemite”, “Among the Birds of the Yosemite”, “The Fountains and Streams of the Yosemite National Park”, etc. Other notable works by this author include: “My First Summer in the Sierra” (1911), “Steep Trails” (1918), and “The Story of My Boyhood and Youth” (1913). A Thousand Fields is republishing this classic book now complete with a biographical sketch of the author.
