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Essential Muir : a selection of John Muir's best (and worst) writings / edited with an Introduction by Fred D. White ; foreword by Jolie Varela.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Muir, John, 1838-1914, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections. 2021
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Muir, John, 1838-1914.
- Muir, John.
- Natural history--United States.
- Natural history.
- United States.
- Naturalists--United States--Biography.
- Naturalists.
- Conservationists--United States--Biography.
- Conservationists.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 162 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : Heyday, [2021]
- Summary:
- "In this revised edition of Essential Muir, Muir's selected writings include those that show his ecological vision without ignoring his racism, providing a more complete portrait of the man"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part 1 The Visionary Inventor p. 1
- "Knowledge and Inventions," from The Story of My Boyhood and Youth p. 3
- "The World and the University," from The Story of My Boyhood and Youth p. 11
- Part 2 The Wandering Minstrel p. 23
- "Kentucky Forests and Caves and Through the Cumberland Mountains," from A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf p. 25
- "The River Country of Georgia, Through Florida's Swamps and Forests, and across Florida to Cedar Keys," from A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf p. 29
- Part 3 The Nature Scribe and Rhapsode p. 41
- "In Camp on the North Fork of the Merced," from My First Summer in the Sierra p. 43
- "The Mono Indians of Bloody Canon," from My First Summer in the Sierra p. 47
- "A Near View of the High Sierra," from The Mountains of California p. 57
- "A Windstorm in the Forest," from The Mountains of California p. 75
- "A Yosemite Earthquake," from The Yosemite p. 85
- "Yosemite Falls at Midnight," from The Life and Letters of John Muir p. 91
- "Nut Time in Squirrelville," from The Life and Letters of John Muir p. 95
- "Yosemite Glaciers," New York Tribun, Dec. 5, 1871 p. 99
- "Indian Tribes in the Yosemite Valley," from The Yosemite p. 111
- Part 4 The Global Adventurer p. 115
- "Eskimos and Walrus," from The Cruise of the Corwin p. 117
- "Stickeen vs. the Glacier," from Stickeen p. 123
- "Voyage to East Africa," from John Muir's Last Journey p. 131
- Part 5 The Planet Steward p. 141
- "God's First Temples: How Shall We Preserve Our Forests?" Sacramento Daily Record-Union, Feb. 5, 1876 p. 143
- "The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West," Atlantic Monthly, Aug. 1897 p. 149
- "Thoughts upon National Parks" (ca. 189?), from John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir p. 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Muir, John, 1838- Essential muir
- ISBN:
- 9781597145503
- 1597145505
- OCLC:
- 1232512227
- Publisher Number:
- 99988903435
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