John Muir
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An important protector of the American wilderness, John Muir emigrated from Scotland to the United States in 1849 and became a widely sought expert in botany, glaciers, and forestry. He also gained renown during his life as an explorer, naturalist, and conservationist. Best known for his long association with the Yosemite Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, Muir also explored the southern states, Alaska, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert, and traveled around the world studying nature.
Constantly at odds with powerful political and financial interests, he was instrumental in creating federal protection for forests as well as the establishment and expansion of national parks. The wars he waged are still being fought and the threats to the environment he encountered are as real today as they were in his time. Muir's ideas are still relevant to the lives of Americans. Muir is remembered as the founder of the Sierra Club, the father of America's conservation movement, and the architect of an ever growing environmental ethic. Larry Fahn, president of the Sierra Club, has called Rod Miller's biography, "a fascinating new take on a true American icon. John Muir comes alive again in Rod Miller's Magnificent Tramp."Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0765310724
ISBN13:9780765310729
Release Date:May 2009
Publisher:St. Martins Press-3PL
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Delightful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This little book is a joy to read. John Muir is one of my favorite people of all times and I loved the way his wonderful personality and genius were revealed. This is an interesting, delightful and easy read with many famous people and their John Muir encounters described.
Superbly written biography of a true American Hero.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
The AMERICAN HEROES series was created to provide solidly researched popular biographies of heroic American icons for a wide audience, especially for younger readers who are "exploring the rich tapestry of American history for the first time." Rod Miller, a popular writer of the American West, has done this job magnificently in JOHN MUIR: MAGNIFICENT TRAMP. John Muir comes alive as the immigrant from Scotland who rose from farmer, to sawmill worker, to one of the most revered authorities on the botany, glaciers and forestry of the American West. Rod Miller's JOHN MUIR pays tribute to the father of the American conservation movement and its resulting seeds of environmental awareness, and honors the founder of the Sierra Club. From Muir's humble beginnings to his later more visionary belief in nature's rich resources, Miller's prose uncovers an amazing historical tale for all Americans to feel pride in. Highly Recommended for readers of all ages.
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