Muir, John
Selected Writings
- ISBN 13:
- 9781841593777
- author:
- Muir, John
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Everyman's Library
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 696
- Dimensions:
- 135mm X 210mm
- Genre:
- 21 x 13.5 x 4.2 centimetres (0.8, Fiction & Literature, Literary Collections, Essays,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This collection of selected writings chronicles the key moments in John Muir's life and his study of the American wilderness. It begins with his account of childhood on a Wisconsin farm, where his interest in nature first took hold.
The volume includes four full-length works: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, The Mountains of California, The Yosemite, and Travels in Alaska. These journeys into stunning mountain ranges and valleys showcase Muir's observations of native flora and fauna, as well as his theories on the effect of glaciers on landscape formation.
These writings, written with meticulous thoroughness and an impassioned lyricism, reveal Muir's awakening to the incredible beauty of our planet and the development of his unique perspective on the natural world. They played a significant role in galvanizing American naturalists and contributing to the founding of the Sierra Club and several national parks.
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