A passion for nature : the life of John Muir / Donald Worster.

Main entry:

Worster, Donald, 1941-

Title & Author:

A passion for nature : the life of John Muir / Donald Worster.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Description:

535 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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."

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.

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ISBN:

9780195166828 (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
0195166825 (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
9780199782246
0199782245
9786611925475 (ebook)
6611925473

Subject:

Muir, John, 1838-1914.
Muir, John 1838-1914
Muir, John (explorateur) biographie.
Muir, John Geologe.
Naturalists United States Biography.
Conservationists United States Biography.
Naturalistes États-Unis Biographies.
Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement) États-Unis Biographies.
Conservationists
Naturalists
Naturvård historia Förenta staterna.
United States

Form/genre:

Biographie.
Biographies.
collective biographies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261591
Call No.: BIB 192610
Status: Available

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