John Muir
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John Muir: America's First Environmentalist
By Kathryn Lasky, Stan FellowsDepicts the life of John Muir--writer, scholar, inventor, shepherd, farmer, explorer, and naturalist--who devoted his life to the land, influenced the first national park in America--Yosemite--and founded the Sierra Club in 1892.
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John Muir: America's First Environmentalist (Reader)
By Kathryn LaskyA brief, illustrated look at the life and work of environmentalist John Muir, describing his early life in Scotland, his move to America, his appreciation of nature, and his work to establish Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Club.
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John Muir
By EPUB 2-3Dunbar Castle, built in the twelfthcentury,stands onaheadland extending into the North Sea. Itwasbuiltbyapowerful Scottishclan as a fortress to keep out invaders. In 1338, the English attacked the castle but were repelled.
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John Muir: Crusader for the Wilderness
By Karen Clemens WarrickDescribes the life of the naturalist who became a founder of the Sierra Club and a proponent of the establishment of national parks in America.
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John Muir
By Kathryn LaskyQuoting from John Muir's diaries, Kathryn Lasky tells the inspiring tale of one of America's most dedicated environmentalists, aided by Stan Fellows's evocative, dramatic acrylic paintings.
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John Muir: Spiritual Writings
By John MuirThis volume contributes to a strain of spirituality that finds an echo in today's environmental movements.
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John Muir: A Concise Biography of the Great Naturalist
By John W. WinkleyFrom his childhood in Scotland and the family’s move to Wisconsin, the book describes Muir’s early influences and his love of nature.
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John Muir: a Miscellany
Although he is famed in the USA for both his writing and his accomplishments in helping establish the US National Parks system, he is still relatively unknown this side of the Atlantic. This book may well change this.
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John Muir: My Life With Nature
By John Muir, Joseph CornellA biography of the man known as "father of America's national parks" and an influential conservationist, told in the first person, using Muir's own words.
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John Muir: Father of Our National Parks
By John Muir, Charles NormanJohn Muir: Father of Our National Parks
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John Muir: His Life and Letters and Other Writings
By John Muir, Terry GiffordContains portions of Muir's autobiography, letters, his lesser known books, and essays
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John Muir: My First Summer in the Sierra, Steep Trails and the Mountains of California (Ivory Classics)
By John MuirJohn Muir also known as "John of the Mountains", was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
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John Muir: 8 Wilderness Discovery Books Readers Union
By John Muir StaffJohn Muir: 8 Wilderness Discovery Books Readers Union
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John Muir: Nature Writings
By John John Muir"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." John MuirFour of John Muir's best pieces: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Stickeen.
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John Muir: Spiritual Writings
By John MuirTwo of hismost spiritually intimate pieces to see publication at the time of their writing, the Calypso letter (April 1864) and “A Geologist's Winter Walk” (February 1871), were published by the recipients without Muir's knowledge. 7.
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John Muir: Young Naturalist
By Montrew DunhamJohn Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.
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John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books
By John MuirAn omnibus of eight books of mountaineering and conservation literature: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, My First Summer in the Sierra,...
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John Muir: Nature's Visionary
By Gretel EhrlichEmigrating from Scotland as an eleven-year-old in 1849, John Muir spent a harsh boyhood working on his family's farm in Wisconsin. After a factory accident in his early twenties left...
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John Muir: My Life with Nature
By John MuirA biography of the man known as "father of America's national parks" and an influential conservationist, told in the first person, using Muir's own words.
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John Muir: The Scotsman who Saved America's Wild Places
By Mary ColwellThroughtout his life, JOHN MUIR was a passionate believer that everyone needs a place to play, and some places were just too special to be destoyed for money.