"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"--
"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"--
John Muir (1838¿1914) was a naturalist, author, and advocate for wilderness preservation. A prolific writer, his many books, essays, and letters abound with wit, humor, and an exuberant love of the natural world.
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Contents Foreword Introduction Part One: The Visionary Inventor 1. Knowledge and Inventions, from The Story of My Boyhood and Youth 2. The World and the University, from The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Part Two: The Wandering Minstrel 3. Kentucky Forests and Caves and Through the Cumberland Mountains from A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf 4. The River Country of Georgia, Through Florida's Swamps and Forests, and across Florida to Cedar Keys, from A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf Part Three: The Nature Scribe and Rhapsode 5. In Camp on the North Fork of the Merced from My First Summer in the Sierra 6. The Mono Indians of Bloody Canon from My First Summer in the Sierra 7. A Near View of the High Sierra, from The Mountains of California 8. A Windstorm in the Forest, from The Mountains of California 9. A Yosemite Earthquake from The Yosemite 10. Yosemite Falls at Midnight, from The Life and Letters of John Muir 11. Nut Time in Squirrelville, from The Life and Letters of John Muir 12. Yosemite Glaciers, New York Tribune, Dec. 5, 1871 13. Indian Tribes in the Yosemite Valley from The Yosemite Part Four: The Global Adventurer 14. Eskimos and Walrus, from The Cruise of the Corwin 15. Stickeen vs. the Glacier, from Stickeen 16. Voyage to East Africa, from John Muir s Last Journey Part Five: The Planet Steward 17. God s First Temples: How Shall We Preserve Our Forests? Sacramento Daily Union, Feb. 5, 1876 18. The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West, Atlantic Monthly, Aug. 1897 19. Thoughts upon National Parks (ca. 1895), from John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir Sources Major Works of John Muir About the Editor
Contents Foreword Introduction Part One: The Visionary Inventor 1. Knowledge and Inventions, from The Story of My Boyhood and Youth 2. The World and the University, from The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Part Two: The Wandering Minstrel 3. Kentucky Forests and Caves and Through the Cumberland Mountains from A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf 4. The River Country of Georgia, Through Florida's Swamps and Forests, and across Florida to Cedar Keys, from A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf Part Three: The Nature Scribe and Rhapsode 5. In Camp on the North Fork of the Merced from My First Summer in the Sierra 6. The Mono Indians of Bloody Canon from My First Summer in the Sierra 7. A Near View of the High Sierra, from The Mountains of California 8. A Windstorm in the Forest, from The Mountains of California 9. A Yosemite Earthquake from The Yosemite 10. Yosemite Falls at Midnight, from The Life and Letters of John Muir 11. Nut Time in Squirrelville, from The Life and Letters of John Muir 12. Yosemite Glaciers, New York Tribune, Dec. 5, 1871 13. Indian Tribes in the Yosemite Valley from The Yosemite Part Four: The Global Adventurer 14. Eskimos and Walrus, from The Cruise of the Corwin 15. Stickeen vs. the Glacier, from Stickeen 16. Voyage to East Africa, from John Muir s Last Journey Part Five: The Planet Steward 17. God s First Temples: How Shall We Preserve Our Forests? Sacramento Daily Union, Feb. 5, 1876 18. The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West, Atlantic Monthly, Aug. 1897 19. Thoughts upon National Parks (ca. 1895), from John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir Sources Major Works of John Muir About the Editor
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