The Wilderness World of John Muir - (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>During John Muir's extraordinary life as a conservationist, he traveled through most of the American wilderness alone and on foot, without a gun or a sleeping bag. In 1903, while on a three-day camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt, he convinced the president of the importance of a national conservation program, and he is given major credit for saving the Grand Canyon and Arizona's Petrified Forest. Muir's writing, based on journals he kept throughout his life, gives our generation a picture of an America still wild and unsettled only one hundred years ago. Edwin Way Teale has collected here the best of Muir's writing, selected from all of his major works, including MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA and TRAVELS IN ALASKA. THE WILDERNESS WORLD OF JOHN MUIR provides reading that is often magnificent, thrilling, exciting, breathtaking, and awe-inspiring (Kirkus Reviews).<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>John Muir's extraordinary vision of America comes to life in these fascinating selections from his personal journals.</b></p><p> </p><p>As a conservationist, John Muir traveled through most of the American wilderness alone and on foot, without a gun or a sleeping bag. In 1903, while on a three-day camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt, he convinced the president of the importance of a national conservation program, and he is widely recognized for saving the Grand Canyon and Arizona's Petrified Forest. Muir's writing, based on journals he kept throughout his life, gives our generation a picture of an America still wild and unsettled only one hundred years ago. In <i>The Wildernesss World</i> <i>of John Muir</i> Edwin Way Teale has selected the best of Muir's writing from all of his major works--including <i>My First Summer in the Sierra</i> and <i>Travels in Alaska</i>--to provide a singular collection that provides to be magnificent, thrilling, exciting, breathtaking, and awe-inspiring (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>).<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Muir's writing, based on journals he kept throughout his life, gives our generation a picture of America only 100 years ago, still wild and unsettled. Edwin Way Teale has preserved the best of Muir's work in selections that show both the age and the man.
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