John Muir S Last Journey
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John Muir S Last Journey
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Author : John Muir
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2013-04-10
John Muir S Last Journey written by John Muir and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-10 with Nature categories.
"I am now writing up some notes, but when they will be ready for publication I do not know... It will be a long time before anything is arranged in book form." These words of John Muir, written in June 1912 to a friend, proved prophetic. The journals and notes to which the great naturalist and environmental figure was referring have languished, unpublished and virtually untouched, for nearly a century. Until now. Here edited and published for the first time, John Muir's travel journals from 1911-12, along with his associated correspondence, finally allow us to read in his own words the remarkable story of John Muir's last great journey. Leaving from Brooklyn, New York, in August 1911, John Muir, at the age of seventy-three and traveling alone, embarked on an eight-month, 40,000-mile voyage to South America and Africa. The 1911-12 journals and correspondence reproduced in this volume allow us to travel with him up the great Amazon, into the jungles of southern Brazil, to snowline in the Andes, through southern and central Africa to the headwaters of the Nile, and across six oceans and seas in order to reach the rare forests he had so long wished to study. Although this epic journey has received almost no attention from the many commentators on Muir's work, Muir himself considered it among the most important of his life and the fulfillment of a decades-long dream. John Muir's Last Journey provides a rare glimpse of a Muir whose interests as a naturalist, traveler, and conservationist extended well beyond the mountains of California. It also helps us to see John Muir as a different kind of hero, one whose endurance and intellectual curiosity carried him into far fields of adventure even as he aged, and as a private person and family man with genuine affections, ambitions, and fears, not just an iconic representative of American wilderness. With an introduction that sets Muir's trip in the context of his life and work, along with chapter introductions and a wealth of explanatory notes, the book adds important dimensions to our appreciation of one of America's greatest environmentalists. John Muir's Last Journey is a must reading for students and scholars of environmental history, American literature, natural history, and related fields, as well as for naturalists and armchair travelers everywhere.
John Muir
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Author : Sally M. Miller
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2005
John Muir written by Sally M. Miller and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
New information on the life of the famed environmentalist presented in 2001 at the John Muir Institute, hosted by the John Muir Center.
Journeys In The Wilderness
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Author : John Muir
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2013-03-20
Journeys In The Wilderness written by John Muir and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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 in the east of Scotland in 1838, Muir is famed as the father of American conservation, and as the first person to promote the idea of National Parks. Combining acute observation with a sense of inner discovery, Muir's writings of his travels through some of the greatest landscapes on Earth, including the Carolinas, Florida, Alaska and those lands which were to become the great National Parks of Yosemite and the Sierra Valley, raise an awareness of nature to a spiritual dimension. These journals provide a unique marriage of scientific survey of natural history with lyrical and often amusing anecdotes, retaining a freshness, intensity and brutal honesty which will amaze the modern reader. This collection, including the never-before-published "Stickeen", presents the finest of Muir's writings, and imparts a rounded portrait of a man whose generosity, passion, discipline and vision are an inspiration to this day.
Wisdom Of John Muir
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Author : Anne Rowthorn
language : en
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Release Date : 2012-04-10
Wisdom Of John Muir written by Anne Rowthorn and has been published by Wilderness Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-10 with Nature categories.
The Wisdom of John Muir marries the best aspects of a Muir anthology with the best aspects of a Muir biography. The fact that it is neither, and yet it is both, distinguishes this book from the many extant books on John Muir. Building on her lifelong passion for the work and philosophy of John Muir, author Anne Rowthorn has created this entirely new treatment for showcasing the great naturalist's philosophy and writings. By pairing carefully selected material from various stages of Muir's life, Rowthorn's book provides a view into the experiences, places, and people that inspired and informed Muir's words and beliefs. The reader feels able to join in with Muir's own discoveries and transformations over the arc of his life. Rowthorn is careful not to overstep her role: she stands back and lets Muir's words speak for themselves.
Anywhere That Is Wild
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Author : Peter Thomas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-03-27
Anywhere That Is Wild written by Peter Thomas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-27 with Nature categories.
Gathered from John Muir's own writings, this fascinating compilation recounts his historic, first walk from the San Francisco bay to Yosemite.
John Muir S Longest Walk
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Author : John Muir
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Release Date : 1975
John Muir S Longest Walk written by John Muir and has been published by Doubleday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Botany categories.
Excerpts from Muir's thousand-mile walk to the Gulf.
The Cruise Of The Corwin
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Author : John Muir
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2001-06
The Cruise Of The Corwin written by John Muir and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06 with History categories.
The story of Muir's journey 15,000 nautical miles from San Francisco into the Artic Sea.
The Incredible Travel Tales Of John Muir Illustrated Edition
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Author : John Muir
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2017-07-04
The Incredible Travel Tales Of John Muir Illustrated Edition written by John Muir and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-04 with Travel categories.
During his numerous travels across the North America John Muir left behind a several travel books and travel reports. In September 1867, Muir undertook a walk of about 1,000 miles from Indiana to Florida, which he recounted in his book A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf. He had no specific route chosen, except to go by the "wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way I could find. Upon coming to California Muir immediately left for a visit to Yosemite, a place he had only read about. His hiking journeys through the mountains, valleys,forests andglaciersof Sierra are vividly described in books My First Summer in the Sierra and The Mountains of California. Muir also made four trips to Alaska and he documented these experiences in books Travels in Alaska and The Cruise of the Corwin. Steep Trails is collection of Muir's papers written during his journeysover a period of twenty-nine years collected by William Frederic Badè. Table of Contents: A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf My First Summer in the Sierra The Mountains of California Travels in Alaska The Cruise of the Corwin Steep Trails John Muir (1838-1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountainsof California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization.
John Muir Ultimate Collection Travel Memoirs Wilderness Essays Environmental Studies Letters Illustrated
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Author : John Muir
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2024-01-09
John Muir Ultimate Collection Travel Memoirs Wilderness Essays Environmental Studies Letters Illustrated written by John Muir and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-09 with Travel categories.
This carefully crafted ebook: "JOHN MUIR Ultimate Collection: Travel Memoirs, Wilderness Essays, Environmental Studies & Letters (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Picturesque California The Mountains of California Our National Parks My First Summer in the Sierra The Yosemite Travels in Alaska Stickeen: The Story of a Dog The Cruise of the Corwin A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf Steep Trails Studies in the Sierra Articles and Speeches: The National Parks and Forest Reservations Save the Redwoods Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park A Rival of the Yosemite The Treasures of the Yosemite Yosemite Glaciers Yosemite in Winter Yosemite in Spring Edward Henry Harriman Edward Taylor Parsons The Hetch Hetchy Valley The Grand Cañon of the Colorado Autobiographical: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Letters to a Friend Tribute: Alaska Days with John Muir by Samuel Hall Young John Muir (1838-1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization.
John Muir S Incredible Travel Memoirs A Thousand Mile Walk To The Gulf My First Summer In The Sierra The Mountains Of California Travels In Alaska Steep Trails Illustrated
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Author : John Muir
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2024-01-09
John Muir S Incredible Travel Memoirs A Thousand Mile Walk To The Gulf My First Summer In The Sierra The Mountains Of California Travels In Alaska Steep Trails Illustrated written by John Muir and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-09 with Travel categories.
This carefully crafted ebook: "John Muir's Incredible Travel Memoirs: A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Travels in Alaska, Steep Trails... (Illustrated)" 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 travel reports. In September 1867, Muir undertook a walk of about 1,000 miles from Indiana to Florida, which he recounted in his book A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf. He had no specific route chosen, except to go by the "wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way I could find. Upon coming to California Muir immediately left for a visit to Yosemite, a place he had only read about. His hiking journeys through the mountains, valleys,forests andglaciersof Sierra are vividly described in books My First Summer in the Sierra and The Mountains of California. Muir also made four trips to Alaska and he documented these experiences in books Travels in Alaska and The Cruise of the Corwin. Steep Trails is collection of Muir's papers written during his journeysover a period of twenty-nine years collected by William Frederic Badè. Table of Contents: A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf My First Summer in the Sierra The Mountains of California Travels in Alaska The Cruise of the Corwin Steep Trails John Muir (1838-1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountainsof California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization.