Wilderness Journeys

by John Muir

Book Overview

The name of John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain. Born in Dunbar in the east of Scotland in 1838, Muir is famed as the father of American conservation, and as the first person to promote the idea of National Parks. Combining acute observation with a sense of inner discovery, Muir's writings of his travels through some of the greatest landscapes on Earth, including the Carolinas, Florida,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0862415861
• ISBN13: 9780862415860
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Canongate Us
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.0" x 7.8"