John Muir: 113 books
by John Muir
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book-collection file includes: The Grand Canon of the Colorado (article), The Mountains of California, Steep Trails, Stickeen (article), The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, Travels in Alaska, Yosemite, My First Summer in the Sierras, and Alaska Days with John Muir (by S. Hall Young). According to...
The Complete Works of John Muir (Illustrated Edition)
Travel Memoirs, Wilderness Essays, Environmental Studies & Letters
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2019
This meticulously edited book brings you the complete works of an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America, known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of...
The Story of my Boyhood and Youth
An early years biography of a pioneering environmentalist
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
The Story of my Boyhood and Youth is the affecting memoir of the now internationally renowned John Muir, a Scottish-American boy subject to a most unusual upbringing, his transition into adulthood, and the path that led him to petition for the concept of protected national parks.
Born in East...
by John Muir
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Introduced by Graham White. ‘When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.’ John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra The name of John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain. Born in Dunbar...
My First Summer in the Sierra
“The sun shines not on us but in us.”
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
John Muir was born in Scotland on April 21st, 1838. His Father wanted his children to have a stricter Religious upbringing and therefore moved the family to the United States. John Muir is perhaps known today as the most pre-eminent naturalist and advocate for the preservation of much of the western...
The Grand Cañon of the Colorado
“The power of imagination makes us infinite.”
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
John Muir was born in Scotland on April 21st, 1838. His Father wanted his children to have a stricter Religious upbringing and therefore moved the family to the United States. John Muir is perhaps known today as the most pre-eminent naturalist and advocate for the preservation of much of the western...
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
A radical nature-travelogue from the founder of national parks
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
‘Many a beautiful plant cultivated to deformity, and arranged in strict geometrical beds, the whole pretty affair a laborious failure side by side with divine beauty.’
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf is the second book in John Muir’s Wilderness-Discovery series. It is within this work...
Steep Trails
A collection of wilderness essays and tales
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
‘When a man plants a tree, he plants himself. Every root is an anchor, over which he rests with grateful interest, and becomes sufficiently calm to feel the joy of living.’
Steep Trails encompasses a delightful mix of John Muir's essays and adventure narratives, spanning a period of twenty-nine...
The Mountains of California
An enthusiastic nature diary from the founder of national parks
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
‘How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! To behold this alone is worth the pains of any excursion a thousand times over.’
John Muir is known internationally for his dedication to protecting the environment and for founding The Sierra Club in 1892. His first book, as Muir authority...
Our National Parks
A campaign for the preservation of wilderness
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
‘Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away ... God has cared for these trees ... but he cannot save them from fools – only Uncle Sam can do that.’
First published in 1901, Our National Parks is possibly the bestselling book of Muir’s wilderness-discovery titles and was certainly...
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (With Original Drawings & Photographs)
Adventure Memoirs, Travel Sketches & Wilderness Studies
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2015
This carefully crafted ebook: "A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (With Original Drawings & Photographs)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. During his numerous travels across the North America John Muir left behind a several travel books and...
by John Muir
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically, chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual books. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter...
John Muir: Nature Writings (LOA #92)
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth / My First Summer in the Sierra / The Mountains of California / Stickeen / essays
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1997
In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir became America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a far-seeing prophet of environmental awareness who founded...
John Muir's Last Journey
South To The Amazon And East To Africa: Unpublished Journals And Selected Correspondence
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2001
John Muir's Last Journey is a must read for students and scholars of environmental history, American literature, natural history, and related fields, as well as for naturalists and armchair travelers everywhere.