Story of My Boyhood and Youth (eBook)

John Muir (Autor)

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2018
320 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
9780486829890 (ISBN)

Infos

The great naturalist and conservationist reminisces about his formative life: the first 11 years in Scotland, a decade in the central Wisconsin wilderness, and four years at the University of Wisconsin.

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One of America's most important and influential naturalists, John Muir was a formative figure in the country's conservation movement and the establishment of the national park system. He was also a gifted storyteller, and in this series of essays he reminisces about his early years. Muir relates the circumstances that inspired and nurtured his fascination with the natural world, from his boyhood in Scotland to his years at the University of Wisconsin, where he "e;spent so many hungry and happy and hopeful days."e;Born in Dunbar, Scotland, in 1838 and sent to school at the age of three, Muir studied Latin, French, and mathematics in the classroom and the Bible at home, under the tutelage of his strict father. At 11, his family emigrated to a frontier community in central Wisconsin, where the elder Muir purchased a small property and converted it into farmlands, carving cultivated fields out of the wilderness with the backbreaking labor of his children. Muir's natural curiosity shines throughout these recollections of prairie life, recapturing the intelligence, imagination, and stamina that blossomed despite harsh conditions. His mechanical ability helped him find a way into the wider world; when he exhibited his complicated wooden clocks and other remarkable inventions at the Wisconsin State Fair, he met individuals who served as his mentors and encouraged him to attend the university. Told in his own captivating voice, these memoirs offer fascinating insights into frontier life and the making of a great explorer and naturalist.

Autor

John Muir (1838–1914) ranks among America's most important and influential naturalists and nature writers. Devoted to the preservation of wilderness areas, Muir founded the Sierra Club and was active in the establishment of Yosemite National Park.

Inhalt

Part I.I. Puget Sound and British ColumbiaII. Alexander Archipelago and the Home I found in AlaskaIII. Wrangell Island and Alaska SummersIV. The Stickeen RiverV. A Cruise in the CassiarVI. The Cassiar TrailVII. Glenora PeakVIII. Exploration of the Stickeen GlacierIX. A Canoe Voyage to NorthwardX. The Discovery of Glacier BayXI. The Country of the ChilcatsXII. The Return to Fort WrangellXIII. Alaska Indians Part II. The Trip of 1880XIV. Sum Dum BayXV. From Taku River to Taylor BayXVI. Glacier BayXVII. In Camp at Glacier BayXVIII. My Sled-Trip on the Muir GlacierXIX. AurorasIndexGlossary of Words in the Chinook Jargon  

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.3.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 9
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Schlagworte: 1800s innovation • 4th hussars • Afghanistan • autobio muir • Backpacking • boyhood youth • Brigade • British history • calvary • chinook culture • chinook language • Colonialism • colonial warfare • conservationism • Daily telegraph • Diplomacy • discovery of glaciers • early adventure travel • early American conservatism • ecology of alaska • England • findyourpark • first person • force • Glacier Bay • Government • hussars • ice climbing history • India • Inventor • John of the Mountains • Journal • Journalism • junior officer • Laura Ingalls Wilder • Little House on the Prairie • mamund valley • Memoir • memoir of US immigration • memoir of US upbringing • middle border • Middle East • Military • military history • Minnesota migration • Muir boyhood • Muir childhood • muir glacier • Muir Woods • muir youth • national parks service • Native American History • Naturalism • nature conservation • nature exploring • Nature writing • naturism • northwest frontier • NPS • NPS 100th anniversary • Occupation • Pakistan • pathan tribes • Politician • Politics • Puget Sound • Race • Ralph Waldo Emerson • Rebellion • Regiment • Reporter • Reporting • Revolt • Scottish American history • Scottish immigration- Scottish-American • Scottish upbringing • Sierra book • Sierra Club • Sierra club book • sled travel in alaska • social issues • soldier • Statesman • stickeen • Teddy Roosevelt • Thoreau influence • travel by sled • University of Wisconsin • war • war correspondent • war leader • war years • wilderness preservation • Wisconsin state fair
• ISBN-13: 9780486829890 / 9780486829890