John Muir: Nature Writings (The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Stickeen, Essays) (Library of America)

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In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir made himself America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a visionary prophet of environmental awareness, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of the American West. Nature Writings collects his most significant and best-loved works in a single volume. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1913) is Muir's account of growing up by the sea in Scotland, of coming to America with his family at age eleven, and of his early fascination with the natural world. My First Summer ...
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In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir made himself America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a visionary prophet of environmental awareness, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of the American West. Nature Writings collects his most significant and best-loved works in a single volume. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1913) is Muir's account of growing up by the sea in Scotland, of coming to America with his family at age eleven, and of his early fascination with the natural world. My First Summer in the Sierra (1911) is his famous account of the spiritual awakening he experienced when, 1869, he first encountered the mountains and valleys of central California. The Mountains of California (1894) draws on half a lifetime of exploration of the high Sierra country to celebrate and evoke the region's lakes, forests, flowers, and animals in a masterpiece of observation and poetic description. Also included are the widely popular "Stickeen" (1909), Muir's affectionate story of an adventure with a dog in Alaska, and a rich selection of essays - including "Yosemite Glaciers," "God's First Temples," "Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta," "The American Forests," and the late appeal "Save the Redwoods" - highlighting various aspects of his career: his exploration of what became Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks and the Grand Canyon, his successful crusades to preserve the wilderness, his early walking tour to Florida, and the Alaska journey of 1879.

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This volume is virtually an entire library of Muir. It combines The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Stickteen, and a number of his essays along with illustrations, a chronology of his life, and scholarly notes. At $35, this is a remarkable bargain for public and academic libraries alike.
From The Critics
A collection of Muir's most significant and best-loved works, including an account of his early years, descriptions of his experiences in the Sierra region, an adventure story about an Alaskan dog, and various essays highlighting aspects of his career. Includes b&w illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781883011246
  • Publisher: Library of America
  • Publication date: 4/28/1997
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 928
  • Sales rank: 158,716
  • Series: Library of America Series
  • Product dimensions: 5.18 (w) x 8.06 (h) x 1.51 (d)

Table of Contents

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth 1
My First Summer in the Sierra 147
The Mountains of California 311
Stickeen 549
Yosemite Glaciers 577
Yosemite Valley in Flood 587
A Geologist's Winter Walk 592
Wild Wool 598
Flood-Storm in the Sierra 607
Living Glaciers of California 618
God's First Temples: How Shall We Preserve Our Forests? 629
Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta 634
Alaska 649
Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park 687
The American Forests 701
The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West 721
The Yellowstone National Park 744
The Forests of the Yosemite Park 767
The Grand Canon of the Colorado 790
Hetch Hetchy Valley 810
Cedar Keys 818
Save the Redwoods 828
Chronology 835
Note on the Texts 850
Notes 854
Index 869
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