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Essential Muir: A Selection of John Muir's Best Writings

by John Muir

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Cultural Writing. Essays. Preservationist. Inventor. Lobbyist. John Muir was many things at once, and he is California's best-known icon- so much so that his image was chosen to appear on the new state quarter. But the best way to know the man who founded the Sierra Club and helped create Yosemite National Park is to read his own words. ESSENTIAL MUIR is the second volume in the California Legacy Essentials Collection. Taking the best of John Muir's writings on nature- in which he waxes ecstatic even as he accurately describes the scientific attributes of a flower-as well as his thoughts on religion and society, this book presents a fresh look at one of California's greatest literary figures. His love for nature was so powerful-and his description of it so compelling-it still inspires us a century later.

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A California Legacy Book, co-published with Santa Clara University. A career-spanning book of stories and essays on nature, religion, and society by the great California writer.

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John Muir (21 April 1838 - 24 December 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of U.S. wilderness. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, have been read by millions and are still popular today. His direct activism helped to save the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. His writings and philosophy strongly influenced the formation of the modern environmental movement.

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ISBN:

9781597140270

Author:

Muir, John

Publisher:

Heyday Books

Editor:

White, Fred D.

Author:

White, Fred D.

Subject:

Essays

Subject:

Naturalists

Subject:

Natural history

Subject:

Naturalists -- United States.

Subject:

Natural history -- United States.

Subject:

General Literary Criticism & Collections

Subject:

Biology-Reference

Copyright:

2006

Series:

California Legacy Book

Publication Date:

20060431

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Pages:

131

Dimensions:

8.48x5.56x.48 in. .47 lbs.

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Product details 131 pages Heyday Books - 2006-02-22 English 9781597140270 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Libri, A California Legacy Book, co-published with Santa Clara University. A career-spanning book of stories and essays on nature, religion, and society by the great California writer.