The Wilderness World of John Muir
- ISBN-10
- 0618127518
- ISBN-13
- 9780618127511
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 332
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- John Muir
Description
A collection of Muir's finest nature and environmental writings includes excerpts from all his major works, including Travels in Alaska and My First Summer in the Sierra. Reprint.
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