A passion for nature : the life of John Muir / Donald Worster.
Worster, Donald, 1941-
2008
QH31.M9 W68 2008 (Mapit)
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Title A passion for nature : the life of John Muir / Donald Worster.
Author Worster, Donald, 1941-
ISBN 9780195166828 (alk. paper)
0195166825 (alk. paper)
Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Language English
Description 535 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number QH31.M9 W68 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 333.72092
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 494-508) and index.
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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".

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