A passion for nature : the life of John Muir

Worster, Donald 1941- (Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780195166828 :
ISBN: 0195166825 :
Physical Description: print
535 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 494-508) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue: Muir's trail -- The Scottish lowlands -- "That glorious Wisconsin wilderness" -- Climbing the ice mountain -- Border crossings -- The long walk -- Paradise found -- The higher peaks -- Coming in from the cold -- The shores of Alaska -- Husbandry -- A call to lead -- The company of green men -- Earthquakes -- The troubled nature of wealth -- "Slight progress heavenward".