John Muir: The Eight Wilderness-Discovery Books – serie
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My First Summer in the Sierra
The nature diary of a pioneering environmentalist
Av John Muir
Häftad, 2017
148 kr
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'Divine beauty all. Here I could stay tethered forever with just bread and water, nor would I be lonely.' In the summer of 1869, John Muir joined a group of shepherds in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, that he might study and expand his knowledge of the plants, animals and …
Story of My Boyhood and Youth
An early years biography of a pioneering environmentalist
Av John Muir
Häftad, 2018
151 kr
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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 …
Our National Parks
A campaign for the preservation of wilderness
Av John Muir
Häftad, 2018
150 kr
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‘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 John Muir’s wilderness-discovery titles and was certainly the most …
Steep Trails
A collection of wilderness essays and tales
Av John Muir
Häftad, 2018
151 kr
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‘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 …
Mountains of California
An enthusiastic nature diary from the founder of national parks
Av John Muir
Häftad, 2018
151 kr
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‘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 Terry …
Yosemite
John Muir's quest to preserve the wilderness
Av John Muir
Häftad, 2017
150 kr
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‘All these colours, from the blue sky to the yellow valley smoothly blending as they do in a rainbow, making a wall of light ineffably fine.’Having spent significant time obsessively exploring and learning about the Sierra, John Muir’s passion for and belief in preserving the wilderness steadily …
Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
A radical nature-travelogue from the founder of national parks
Av John Muir
Häftad, 2018
151 kr
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‘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 that we are …
Travels in Alaska
Three immersions into Alaskan wilderness and culture
Av John Muir
Häftad, 2018
147 kr
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‘To the lover of pure wildness Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.’First published in 1915, Travels in Alaska is the last book that Muir wrote, detailing the adventures and experiences that were arguably most dear to him. Alaska’s picturesque forests, grand mountains, and …
