Our National Parks by John Muir (English) Paperback Book

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The Sierra Club founder offers an extensive overview of America's national parks at the turn of the 20th century, including appraisals of Yellowstone, Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant. Includes vintage photos.

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John Muir (1838–1914) ranks among America's most important and influential environmentalists and nature writers. Devoted to the preservation of wilderness areas, Muir founded the Sierra Club and was active in the establishment of Yosemite National Park. Our National Parks, originally published in 1901, includes ten articles that previously appeared in The Atlantic Monthly. Muir wrote them in hopes of exciting interest in the parks, certain that visitors would fall in love with the scenic grandeur as he had - and that their enthusiasm would ensure the parks' preservation. Six of this volume's ten chapters are devoted to Muir's beloved Yosemite, exploring the forests, fountains, streams, and animals of the Sierra Nevada. The great naturalist also visits the meadows, geysers, waterfalls, and lakes of other parks, including Yellowstone, Sequoia, and General Grant. Muir's warmth and humor brighten every page, and vintage photographs provide atmospheric accompaniment to his words. These essays are essential reading for anyone wishing to visit (or revisit) the national parks of the Western United States as well as those who want to help protect America's wilderness areas. AUTHOR: John Muir (1838–1914) ranks among America's most important and influential naturalists and nature writers. Devoted to the preservation of wilderness areas, Muir founded the Sierra Club and was active in the establishment of Yosemite National Park.

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John Muir (1838-1914) ranks among America's most important and influential naturalists and nature writers. Devoted to the preservation of wilderness areas, Muir founded the Sierra Club and was active in the establishment of Yosemite National Park.

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Written by Sierra Club founder John Muir in 1901, this volume offers an extensive overview of the state of America's national parks at the turn of the 20th century and the prospects for the future. Specifically, Muir addresses Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Sequoia -- including the towering General Grant tree in Kings Canyon -- in addition to the Grand Canyon and Sierra Nevada. Vintage photographs provide atmospheric accompaniment to the text.

Details ISBN048683655X Author John Muir Pages 240 Publisher Dover Publications Inc. Year 2019 ISBN-10 048683655X ISBN-13 9780486836553 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-11-30 Imprint Dover Publications Inc. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 973 Birth 1838 Death 1914 Language English UK Release Date 2019-11-30 AU Release Date 2019-11-30 NZ Release Date 2019-11-30 US Release Date 2019-11-30 Audience General We've got this

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