John Muir: Nature Writings (The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Stickeen, Essays) (Library of America)
In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir made himself America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a visionary prophet of environmental awareness, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of the American West. Nature Writings collects his most significant and best-loved works in...
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In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir made himself America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a visionary prophet of environmental awareness, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of the American West. Nature Writings collects his most significant and best-loved works in a single volume. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1913) is Muir's account of growing up by the sea in Scotland, of coming to America with his family at age eleven, and of his early fascination with the natural world. My First Summer in the Sierra (1911) is his famous account of the spiritual awakening he experienced when, 1869, he first encountered the mountains and valleys of central California. The Mountains of California (1894) draws on half a lifetime of exploration of the high Sierra country to celebrate and evoke the region's lakes, forests, flowers, and animals in a masterpiece of observation and poetic description. Also included are the widely popular "Stickeen" (1909), Muir's affectionate story of an adventure with a dog in Alaska, and a rich selection of essays - including "Yosemite Glaciers," "God's First Temples," "Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta," "The American Forests," and the late appeal "Save the Redwoods" - highlighting various aspects of his career: his exploration of what became Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks and the Grand Canyon, his successful crusades to preserve the wilderness, his early walking tour to Florida, and the Alaska journey of 1879. Library Journal This volume is virtually an entire library of Muir. It combines The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Stickteen, and a number of his essays along with illustrations, a chronology of his life, and scholarly notes. At $35, this is a remarkable bargain for public and academic libraries alike.
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth1My First Summer in the Sierra147The Mountains of California311Stickeen549Yosemite Glaciers577Yosemite Valley in Flood587A Geologist's Winter Walk592Wild Wool598Flood-Storm in the Sierra607Living Glaciers of California618God's First Temples: How Shall We Preserve Our Forests?629Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta634Alaska649Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park687The American Forests701The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West721The Yellowstone National Park744The Forests of the Yosemite Park767The Grand Canon of the Colorado790Hetch Hetchy Valley810Cedar Keys818Save the Redwoods828Chronology835Note on the Texts850Notes854Index869
\ Library JournalThis volume is virtually an entire library of Muir. It combines The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Stickteen, and a number of his essays along with illustrations, a chronology of his life, and scholarly notes. At $35, this is a remarkable bargain for public and academic libraries alike.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsA collection of Muir's most significant and best-loved works, including an account of his early years, descriptions of his experiences in the Sierra region, an adventure story about an Alaskan dog, and various essays highlighting aspects of his career. Includes b&w illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
