Main Title |
A passion for nature : the life of John Muir / |
Author |
Worster, Donald,
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Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Year Published |
2008 |
OCLC Number |
191090285 |
ISBN |
9780195166828; 0195166825 |
Subjects |
Naturalists--United States--Biography ;
Conservationists--United States--Biography ;
Naturvêard--historia--Fèorenta staterna
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Additional Subjects |
Muir, John,--1838-1914
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ESAM |
QH31.M9W68 2008 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
07/06/2009 |
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Collation |
535 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 494-508) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Prologue: Muir's trail -- The Scottish lowlands -- "That glorious Wisconsin wilderness" -- Climbing the ice mountain -- Border crossings -- The long walk -- Paradise found -- The higher peaks -- Coming in from the cold -- The shores of Alaska -- Husbandry -- A call to lead -- The company of green men -- Earthquakes -- The troubled nature of wealth -- "Slight progress heavenward." A definitive biography traces the life of John Muir from his boyhood in Scotland up to his death on the eve of World War I and offers important insights into the passionate nature of America's first great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club. |