Screen LibraryA passion for nature：the life of John Muir
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 535 p.: ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780195166828 (hdbk. : alk. paper) 0195166825 (hdbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | K837 |
| CLC: | K837.126.1 |
| Call Number: | K837.126.1/M953W |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 494-508) and index. 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". 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. |