The Wilderness World of John Muir
John MuirDuring John Muir's extraordinary life as a conservationist, he traveled through most of the American wilderness alone and on foot, without a gun or a sleeping bag. In 1903, while on a three-day camping trip with President Theodore Roo...
A stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists This Penguin Classic-Muir's first book-puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a ...
My First Summer in the Sierra (Dover ...
John MuirThis classic of nature writing chronicles John Muir's first contact with the Sierra Nevada, in June 1869. Hired as a shepherd, Muir became fascinated by the terrain of foliage, wildlife, rivers, and streams. Forty years later, he made...
Muir's wondrous menagerie Many of John Muir's most vivid and memorable stories celebrate his encounters with animals. Whether breakfasting with deer, attempting to scare off a black bear, or musing upon the ferocity of ants, Muir look...
Influential naturalist, author, and co-founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir loved the outdoors. His writings and advocacy for protection of the pristine wilderness of the American west were vital in helping to preserve noted sites of...
Stickeen - The Story of a Dog (1909...
John MuirThis is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blur...
2018 Reprint of Ten Essays originally written by Muir and published in various periodicals and newspapers. This selection reprints ten classic essays by Nature writer and activist John Muir. Part of John Muir's appeal to modern reader...