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Author | : John Muir |
Publisher | : Boston, Mifflin |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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In the late 1800s, John Muir made several trips to the pristine, relatively unexplored territory of Alaska, irresistibly drawn to its awe-inspiring glaciers and its wild menagerie of bears, bald eagles, wolves, and whales. Half-poet and half-geologist, he recorded his experiences and reflections in "Travels in Alaska," a work he was in the process of completing at the time of his death in 1914. As Edward Hoagland writes in his Introduction, "A century and a quarter later, we are reading ÝMuir's ̈ account because there in the glorious fiords . . . he is at our elbow, nudging us along, prompting us to understand that heaven is on earth--is the Earth--and rapture is the sensible response wherever a clear line of sight remains." This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes photographs from the original 1915 edition.
Author | : John Muir |
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Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Alaska |
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Author | : John Muir |
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Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2012-04-09 |
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ISBN | : 9781475156003 |
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In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir made himself America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness, a master of natural description who evoked and celebrated with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of Alaska and the American West. A reproduction of the original text published in 1916. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author | : John Muir |
Publisher | : Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin Company |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Dogs |
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Author | : John Muir |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1917 |
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Author | : John Muir |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780299139544 |
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A collection of letters published in the San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin by naturalist Muir when he was exploring Alaska in 1879-80. He describes the natives and missionaries, gold mines and towns, mountains and glaciers, trees and wildlife, and other aspects. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Samuel Hall Young |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Alaska |
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Download Alaska Days with John Muir Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : John Muir |
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Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Alaska |
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Download The Writings of John Muir: Our national parks Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : John Muir |
Publisher | : Hodder & Stoughton |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : 9780906371343 |
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Features the eight influential books in which John Muir reflects on the beauty of America's wilderness and fights for their protection.
Author | : Kim Heacox |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2014-04-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1493008684 |
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A dual biography of two of the most compelling elements in the narrative of wild America, John Muir and Alaska. John Muir was a fascinating man who was many things: inventor, scientist, revolutionary, druid (a modern day Celtic priest), husband, son, father and friend, and a shining son of the Scottish Enlightenment -- both in temperament and intellect. Kim Heacox, author of The Only Kayak, bring us a story that evolves as Muir’s life did, from one of outdoor adventure into one of ecological guardianship---Muir went from impassioned author to leading activist. The book is not just an engaging and dramatic profile of Muir, but an expose on glaciers, and their importance in the world today. Muir shows us how one person changed America, helped it embrace its wilderness, and in turn, gave us a better world. December 2014 will mark the 100th anniversary of Muir’s death. Muir died of a broken heart, some say, when Congress voted to approve the building of Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National Park. Perhaps in the greatest piece of environmental symbolism in the U.S. in a long time, on the California ballot this November is a measure to dismantle the Hetch Hetchy Dam. Muir’s legacy is that he reordered our priorities and contributed to a new scientific revolution that was picked up a generation later by Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson, and is championed today by influential writers like E.O. Wilson and Jared Diamond. Heacox will take us into how Muir changed our world, advanced the science of glaciology and popularized geology. How he got people out there. How he gave America a new vision of Alaska, and of itself.