Travels in Alaska (eBook)

John Muir (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82605-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The Sierra Club founder and eminent conservationist narrates a memorable Alaskan travelogue. Muir's observations range from the geology of Glacier Bay to the history and culture of the Chinook people.

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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. This book, one of his most popular works, will delight environmentalists and nature lovers with its exuberant observations of Alaska and its inhabitants. Travels in Alaska offers a memorable travelogue, enhanced by photographic plates from the original 1915 publication. Muir's commentary ranges from observations on the geology of Glacier Bay to the history and culture of the Chinook people to his discovery of the great glacier subsequently named for him. The naturalist captures the region's grandeur and beauty with the same fervor he expressed for the Sierras, making this book a must for nature lovers and adventurous travelers.

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. This book, one of his most popular, will delight environmentalists and nature lovers with its exuberant observations of Alaska and its Chinook population.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.10.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 181 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Schlagworte: Alaska • Alaska cruise reading • Alaska HIstory • Alaskan exploration • Backpacking • Beauty • chinook culture • chinook language • chinook people • conservationism • Culture • discovery of glaciers • early 20th century travelogue • early adventure travel • early American conservatism • ecology of alaska • ecosystems & habitats • engaging • established yosemite national park • findyourpark • Glacier Bay • history of Alaska • ice climbing history • John of the Mountains • muir glacier • Muir Woods • national parks service • Native American History • Naturalism • Nature • nature conservation • nature exploring • Nature writing • naturism • Non-fiction • NPS • NPS 100th anniversary • outdoors-nature • Paintings • photographic plates • Puget Sound • Ralph Waldo Emerson • Scottish American history • Sierra book • Sierra Club • Sierra club book • sierra club founder • sierras • sled travel in alaska • stickeen • Teddy Roosevelt • Thoreau influence • Travel • travel by sled • Travelogue • travels in alaska • Wilderness • wilderness preservation
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82605-8 / 0486826058
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82605-9 / 9780486826059