King, Dean

Summary: "In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir-iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher-meets face-to-face for the first time with his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The Century magazine. Before long, the pair, opposites in many ways, decide to venture to Yosemite Valley, the magnificent site where twenty years earlier, Muir experienced a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023

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Muir, John

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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press/Shearwater Books 2001

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Osborne, Mary Pope

Summary: "When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time, they land in the tallest tree in Yosemite, California where they join nature conservationist, John Muir, and US President Teddy Roosevelt on a historic trip through the woods"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2021

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Muir, John

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Wisconsin Press 1993

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Muir, John

Summary: "In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir made himself America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a visionary prophet of environmental awareness, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 1997

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Summary: The life and the career of John Muir come to life through this inspiring and beautiful documentary set against the magnificent landscapes of the American West. The Scottish-born naturalist was one of the first nature preservationists in American history, inspiring others through his writing and his advocacy to keep the wilderness wild.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2011

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Clayton, John

Summary: John Muir, the most famous naturalist in American history, protected Yosemite, co-founded the Sierra Club, and is sometimes called the Father of the National Parks. A poor immigrant, self-taught, individualistic, and skeptical of institutions, his idealistic belief in the spiritual benefits of holistic natural systems led him to a philosophy of preserving wilderness unimpaired. Gifford Pinchot...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Nielsen, Larry A.

Summary: "In 'Nature's Allies', Larry Nielsen profiles the lives of eight pioneers-- John Muir, Ding Darling, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Chico Mendes, Billy Frank Jr., Wangari Maathai, and Gro Harlem Brundtland-- all individuals from modest backgrounds who have influenced the course of conservation over the past century, showing us better ways to live in balance with nauture. Some famous and some...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2017

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Heacox, Kim.

Summary: "John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire takes two of the most compelling elements in the narrative of wild America, John Muir and Alaska, and combines them into a brisk and engaging biography.John Muir was a fascinating man who was many things: inventor, scientist, revolutionary, druid (a modern day Celtic priest), husband, son, father and friend, and a shining son of the Scottish...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot Pr 2014

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Muir, John

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Utah Press 2000

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Muir, John

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Publisher / Publication Date: Canongate 1999

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Muir, John

Contents: The story of my boyhood and youth -- A thousand mile walk to the Gulf -- My first summer in the Sierra -- Travels in Alaska -- Stickeen.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Canongate Classics 1999

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Muir, John

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Publisher / Publication Date: Library Of America 2011

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Worster, Donald

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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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2008

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Rosenstock, Barbara.

Summary: Introduces the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt, on a camping trip with naturalist John Muir in Yosemite National Park, decided to support the conservation of national parks.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2012

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Ehrlich, Gretel.

Summary: A photographic chronicle of the life of John Muir, co-founder of the Sierra Club, tracing his life from his austere Scottish childhood through his embrace of the natural world, and discussing some of the experiences he had during his explorations of wild places around the world.

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2000

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Muir, John

Summary: "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...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Heyday Books 2006

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Muir, John

Summary: The American naturalist recounts his 1867 trip from Indiana to Florida and describes the effects of the Civil War on the fields, forests, and people he encountered along the way.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1998

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Rubay, Donnell.

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

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dawn Publications 1998

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