Wilderness Essays

ISBN-13:	9781684222391
Publisher:	Martino Fine Books
Publication date:	07/25/2018
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	270
Sales rank:	98,597
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.61(d)
Age Range:	10 Years

2018 Reprint of Ten Essays originally written by Muir and published in various periodicals and newspapers. This selection reprints ten classic essays by Nature writer and activist John Muir. Part of John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West and wrote about its beauties but also fought for their preservation. Essays included are: The Discovery of Glacier Bay -- The Alaska Trip -- Twenty Hill Hollow -- Snow -- A Near View of the High Sierra -- Among the Animals of the Yosemite -- The Yellowstone National Park -- A Great Storm In Utah -- Wild Wool -- The Forests of Oregon