The Yosemite: John Muir's quest to preserve the wilderness

Author:   John Muir ,  Terry Gifford
Publisher:   Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   6
ISBN:  

9781911342120


Pages:   132
Publication Date:   23 October 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John Muir ,  Terry Gifford
Publisher:   Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9781911342120


ISBN 10:   1911342126
Pages:   132
Publication Date:   23 October 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Series introduction; Foreword by Terry Gifford; 1 The Approach to the Valley; 2 Winter Storms and Spring Floods; 3 Snowstorms; 4 Snow Banners; 5 The Trees of the Valley; 6 The Forest Trees in General; 7 The Big Trees; 8 The Flowers; 9 The Birds; 10 The South Dome; 11 The Ancient Yosemite Glaciers: How the Valley Was Formed; 12 How Best to Spend One’s Yosemite Time; 13 Lamon; 14 Galen Clark; 15 Hetch Hetchy Valley.

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Born in 1838, John Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and ahead-of-his-time advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. Muir's works tell of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada of California. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other exquisite wilderness areas. He founded The Sierra Club, and petitioned the US Congress for the National Park bill that was passed in 1890, establishing Yosemite National Park. The 211-mile John Muir Trail - a hiking trail in the Sierra Nevada - was named in his honour, as was the John Muir Way in Scotland, and many other places including a beach, college and glacier. Muir married Louisa Strentzel and they had two daughters together, living on a fruit orchard in California. Today he is referred to as the 'Father of the National Parks' and has a legacy as one of the most influential naturalists in America.

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