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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive biography of Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and conservationist, John Muir, that chronicles his childhood in Scotland and Wisconsin, his expeditions in the mountainous regions of the West, and friendship with famous individuals.
Author
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Collects some of the most significant writings of naturalist John Muir, in which he discusses his life in Scotland and America, his fascination with the natural world, his spiritual awakening in the Sierra mountains, and other highlights of his career.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 35
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time, they land in the tallest tree in Yosemite, California where they join nature conservationist, John Muir, and US President Teddy Roosevelt on a historic trip through the woods"--
5) Steep Trails
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of essays exploring 29 years of beloved naturalist John Muir's life as he explored the West. Considered one of the patron saints of twentieth-century environmental activity, John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West but also fought for its preservation. Steep Trails collects together his essays and letters written as he traveled through the West, capturing the personal, heartfelt connection he...
Author
Series
Canongate classics volume 67
Publisher
Canongate Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Five works by the naturalist considered the father of the modern conservation movement, documenting the unspoiled beauty of nineteenth-century America. When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -- John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra The name of John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain. Born in Scotland in 1838, Muir is famed...
Author
Publisher
Canongate Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1869, John Muir set out from California's Central Valley with a flock of sheep and trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. His journals describe the summer he spent in what would become Yosemite National Park. Celebrating the Sierra's lizards and mountain lions, tall trees and waterfalls, fierce thunderstorms and bears, Muir raises an awareness of nature to a spiritual dimension.John Muir is internationally acknowledged as...
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