John Muir

Sort by

1) The wild Muir: twenty-two of John Muir's greatest adventures

Author

Description

Read Description

An entertaining collection of John Muir's most exciting adventures, representing some of his finest writing. Each adventure has been selected to show the extent to which Muir courted and faced danger, i.e. lived "wildly," throughout his life. From the famous avalanche ride off the rim of Yosemite Valley to his night spent riding out a windstorm at the top of a tree to death-defying falls on Alaskan glaciers, the renowned outdoorsman's exploits are...

2) Mountaineering essays

Author

3) Nature writings

Author

Pub. Date

©1997

Description

Read Description

Collects some of the most significant writings of naturalist John Muir, in which he discusses his life in Scotland and America, his fascination with the natural world, his spiritual awakening in the Sierra mountains, and other highlights of his career.

4) John Muir: the eight wilderness discovery books

Author

Pub. Date

[1992]

5) Gentle Wilderness; the Sierra Nevada

Author

Series

Sierra Club exhibit format volume 9

Pub. Date

©1964

6) Meditations of John Muir: nature's temple

Author

Pub. Date

2001

Description

Read Description

Sixty quotes from the famous naturalist are combined with selections from other celebrated thinkers and spiritual texts

7) The wilderness world of John Muir

Author

Pub. Date

1976, c1954

8) The American Wilderness in the Words of John Muir

Author

Pub. Date

1984

9) John Muir: my life with nature

Author

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Read Description

A biography of the man known as "father of America's national parks" and an influential conservationist, told in the first person, using Muir's own words.

10) Essential Muir

Author

Series

California legacy book

Pub. Date

©2006

Description

Read Description

"Like Muir himself, Essential Muir packs an astounding range of experience into a lithe frame: ecstatic yet scientific descriptions of Yosemite; the heartrending tale of that "wee, hairy, sleekit beastie," Stickeen; reflections on the society of Eskimos; Muir's touching tribute, after a lifetime of wonder, to the mighty baobob trees of Africa; and more. Fred D. White's selection from Muir's writings, and his illuminating commentary, reveal the coherence...

11) Gentle wilderness: the Sierra Nevada

Author

Pub. Date

1995, c1967

12) Wilderness

Author

Pub. Date

[2020]

Description

Read Description

"A collection of some of John Muir's most memorable and inspirational words reminds us of a shared responsibility and inescapable bond-that all inhabitants of this planet "travel the Milky Way together.""--

13) The Yosemite: the original John Muir text

Author

Pub. Date

[1989]

Description

Read Description

On t.p.: Each photograph accompanied by an excerpt from the works of John Muir and an annotation by Galen Rowell.

14) Letters from Alaska

Author

Pub. Date

[1993]

Description

Read Description

Preliminary pages bound at end of vol.

15) Muir among the animals: the wildlife writings of John Muir

Author

Pub. Date

1989, c1986

16) My first summer in the Sierra: the 100th anniversary illustrated edition of the American classic

Author

Pub. Date

2011, 1911

Description

Read Description

Details Muir's first extended trip to the Sierra Nevada in what is now Yosemite National Park.

17) Stickeen: John Muir and the brave little dog

Author

Pub. Date

c1998

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Read Description

True story of a brave dog who accompanied John Muir on an exploration of glacial areas in Alaska.

18) The American wilderness

Author

Pub. Date

[1997]

Description

Read Description

This is a collection of essays and photographs about the natural wonders of the United States.