Natural Rivals: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America's Public Lands

by John Clayton

Book Overview

John Muir, the most famous naturalist in American history, protected Yosemite, co-founded the Sierra Club, and is sometimes called the Father of the National Parks. A poor immigrant, self-taught, individualistic, and skeptical of institutions, his idealistic belief in the spiritual benefits of holistic natural systems led him to a philosophy of preserving wilderness unimpaired.

Gifford Pinchot founded the U.S. Forest Service and advised his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643130803
• ISBN13: 9781643130804
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"