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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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Author: John Muir
Creator: William Cronon
Publisher: Library of America
Category: Book

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Pages: 928
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ISBN: 1883011248
Dewey Decimal Number: 508.74092
EAN: 9781883011246
ASIN: 1883011248

Publication Date: April 22, 1997
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Product Description
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 master of natural description who evoked and celebrated with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of Alaska and the American West.

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Beautiful book. November 12, 2009
K. murphy
I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my sister. The book is beautiful. I am going to order a second one for myself.

5 out of 5 stars

Muir should be required reading, period. September 30, 2008
J. LaCoss (Los Angeles, CA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I've only read "My First Summer in the Sierra," and attest to Muir's enchanting style and lucidity. He writes as an enthusiast, but gives his stories a plain-spoken clarity that can be enjoyed by all.

Muir must have been quite an individual - after working as a shepherd for a few months, he talks of getting time off from his employer, "tying some bread to his belt, and walking to Mammoth" from the Merced area of the western foothills of the Sierras. Yep, a nice casual stroll. Or climbing and looking down into the ice cone on Yosemite Falls. Why not? It's there every winter...

I hope Library of America will put out another volume so they can make "The Yosemite" available to all. In it, Muir describes the three native Californian "Yosemite" (Tuolumne, Sequoia, and Kings) almost as a tour guide. This book is a glaring omission from the LoA volume, and gives great insight into the mind of the premier conservationist of the early 1900s.

As always, LoA delivers a quality volume at a good price.

5 out of 5 stars

Remarkable Boy in Scotland and Wisconsin September 13, 2008
Terry Greenaway (Pleasanton, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I read the Boyhood section published by the Sierra Club. An engaging, descriptive writer was John Muir. If you enjoy detailed descriptions of nature you will not be able to put it down. He was a student of human nature as well as nature and quite an inventor!

5 out of 5 stars

Essential Outdoor Reading December 26, 2007
Gregg Perez (Tecumseh, MI United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is essential reading for anyone interested in preservation and those who simply love nature writing. I read this book before reading "The Wild Muir". In comparison, this one is obviously a more thorough overview of Muir's life. Reading this book first makes "Wild Muir" more enjoyable....kinda like reading a novel before watching a movie based on it.

5 out of 5 stars

A Look At the Life of an Amazing Man May 7, 2007
Sys (Florida)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This Autobiography of John Muir was a look at the life of an amazing man. He was the type of writer that could take you to the place where he was living and make you feel like you were right there with him. His childhood experiences in Scotland and the farm life of Wisconsin formed the basis for how he viewed and related to the rest of his life and those around him. He was a world traveler who looked through the eyes of creation to observe ecology and invention. As a world traveler I also observe through the eyes of creation and as a native Californian I have had extensive experience hiking and camping in the Sierra Nevada's. John Muir's writing style took me back to the places I have loved and remembered.

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