A passion for nature
A passion for nature: the life of John Muir Donald Worster,
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2008.
ISBN: 0195166825
DDC: 333.72092
LCC: QH31
Edition: (hdbk. : alk. paper)
Summary:
A definitive biography traces the life of John Muir from his boyhood
in Scotland up to his death on the eve of World War I and offers
important insights into the passionate nature of America's first
great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 494-508) and index.
Prologue: Muir's trail -- The Scottish lowlands -- "That glorious
Wisconsin wilderness" -- Climbing the ice mountain -- Border
crossings -- The long walk -- Paradise found -- The higher peaks --
Coming in from the cold -- The shores of Alaska -- Husbandry -- A
call to lead -- The company of green men -- Earthquakes -- The
troubled nature of wealth -- "Slight progress heavenward".
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