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Our National Parks
Author | : John Muir |
Publsiher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2013-03-05 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781447488385 |
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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.
John Muir in His Own Words
Author | : John Muir |
Publsiher | : Great West Books |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780944220023 |
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The best of John Muir -- 332 quotations, the distillation of his thought, the essence of his beliefs. Muir was the foremost conservationist of his time -- nature writer, social critic, realist, a romantic, a visionary. A long-needed collection that features an excellent subject index. Painstaking bibliographic references make this an invaluable addition to one's Muir Library. (Yosemite Association.) If asked for a succinct statement of his beliefs, Muir might have replied:
John Muir
Author | : John Muir |
Publsiher | : Hodder & Stoughton |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : 0906371341 |
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Features the eight influential books in which John Muir reflects on the beauty of America's wilderness and fights for their protection.
The Wilderness Essays
Author | : John Muir |
Publsiher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 1193 |
Release | : 2023-12-28 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : EAN:8596547766841 |
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This meticulously edited John Muir collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Picturesque California The Mountains of California Our National Parks My First Summer in the Sierra The Yosemite Travels in Alaska Stickeen: The Story of a Dog The Cruise of the Corwin A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf Steep Trails Studies in Sierra The National Parks and Forest Reservations Save the Redwoods Snow-storm on Mount Shasta Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park A Rival of the Yosemite The Treasures of the Yosemite Yosemite Glaciers Yosemite in Winter Yosemite in Spring Edward Henry Harriman Edward Taylor Parsons The Hetch Hetchy Valley The Grand Cañon of the Colorado
My First Summer in the Sierra
Author | : John Muir |
Publsiher | : Graphic Arts Books |
Total Pages | : 99 |
Release | : 2020-04-07 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781513264226 |
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My First Summer in the Sierra is the incredible true story of John Muir’s iconic time spent working in the California mountain range of the Sierra Nevada’s. In this republished edition, read about his experience that shaped so much of environmental stewardship today. In the summer of 1869, a young John Muir joined a crew of shepherds working in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Spending countless hours working with the group, Muir also worked tirelessly to advocate for the land’s protection. His efforts eventually transpired into the founding of Yosemite Valley as a national park, a landmark event in the history of United States environmentalism. A glimpse into Muir’s private journals, My First Summer in the Sierra is the remarkable retelling of his time there. Full of humorous anecdotes and insightful prose, John Muir personal narrative will likely inspire you to pack up your belongings and head for the mountains.
The Writings of John Muir Our national parks
Author | : John Muir |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : WISC:89035478049 |
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A Passion for Nature
Author | : Donald Worster |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780199782246 |
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A definitive biography traces the life of John Muir from his boyhood in Scotland up to his death on the eve of World War I and offers important insights into the passionate nature of America's first great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.
Essential Muir
Author | : John Muir |
Publsiher | : Heyday Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Conservationists |
ISBN | : 1597145548 |
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"In this revised edition of Essential Muir, Muir's selected writings include those that show his ecological vision without ignoring his racism, providing a more complete portrait of the man"--