num_pages: 1032
description: * Muir is perhaps the nation's greatest conservationist* His books reveal why he devoted his life to preserving the West's greatest natural treasuresThe name John Muir (1838-1914) has come to stand for the protection of wilderness both in the United States and abroad. This is a collection of his eight most influential works in a single volume. The collection represents the lifelong relationship between the landscape and an inspirational architect of the conservation movement. Arranged in the order of Muir's life The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Our National Parks, The Yosemite, Travels in Alaska, and Steep Trails.
language: English
title: John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books
titlecomplete: John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books
genres: Outdoors, Nature, Natural History, Science, Travel, History
ratings_count: 104
publisher: The Mountaineers Books