Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir
- ISBN-10
- 0299186342
- ISBN-13
- 9780299186340
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ of Wisconsin Press
- Author
- Linnie Marsh Wolfe
Description
This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography is available in an updated paperback edition. Working closely with Muir's family and with his papers, Wolfe was able to create a full portrait of her subject, not only as America's firebrand conservationist and founder of the national park system, but also as husband, father, and friend. Illustrations.
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