Selected Writings

John Muir (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

696 Seiten

2017
Everyman's Library (Verlag)
978-1-84159-377-7 (ISBN)

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This volume of John Muir's selected writings chronicles the key turning points in his life and study of the American wilderness. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth is Muir's account of his childhood on a Wisconsin farm, where his interest in nature was first piqued; in The Mountains of California, The Yosemite, and Travels in Alaska we follow him on long journeys into stunning mountain ranges and valleys, where he records native flora and fauna and finds proof of his theories of the effect of glaciers on landscape formation. These four full-length works--along with a selection of important essays also included here--helped galvanize American naturalists, leading to the founding of the Sierra Club and several national parks. In these pages, written with meticulous thoroughness and an impassioned lyricism, we witness Muir's awakening to the incredible beauty of our planet, and the honing of an eye turned as acutely toward the scientific as the spiritual.

John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books describing his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, have been read by millions. His activism has helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and many other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he co-founded, is a prominent American conservation organization.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.04.2017
Reihe/Serie	Everyman's Library CLASSICS
Einführung	Terry Tempest Williams
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 210 mm
Gewicht	832 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
ISBN-10	1-84159-377-X / 184159377X
ISBN-13	978-1-84159-377-7 / 9781841593777
Zustand	Neuware