A Wind-Storm in the Forests

by Applewood Books, John Muir

Overview

ThenaturewritingsofpioneeringenvironmentalistandSierraClubfounderJohnMuirarelikenoother.Inthisessayfrom1894,Muirdescribesthegrandeurofthewindsatplayintheforests,withstunningandmusicaldetailaboutthetreesoftheSierraandtheirindividualreactiontothewind.Muir'sstoryofclimbinga100-footDouglasSprucetoexperiencetheswayandswirlofastormforhimselfisunforgettable.ThisshortworkispartofApplewood's"AmericanRoots,"series,tactilemementosofAmericanpassionsbysomeofAmerica'smostfamouswriters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429096140
Publisher:	Applewood Books
Publication date:	10/28/2014
Series:	American Roots
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	3.90(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.30(d)

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"Whenever I travel, I always bring a bit of home and long to get back there. The place I call home never leaves me. I am rooted to it. I think it is the same with all life, but some living things are more rooted than others. With people, I have found, some embrace adventure and make new roots far away, or, swept by wind-storms, transplant themselves and throw down roots in unlikely places. We are not that different from the trees." —Phil Zuckerman, Publisher