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1838-1914

The wisdom of John Muir

100+ selections from the letters, journals, and essays of the great naturalist
2012
A collection of more than one hundred writings from John Muir's diaries, journals, essays, and books.

My first summer in the Sierra

the 100th anniversary illustrated edition of the American classic
2011
The journal of naturalist John Muir, in which he records his thoughts and experiences in the Sierra Mountains, where he went for the first time in 1869 to oversee the movement of a band of sheep to summer pasture. Includes color photographs of the area as well as Muir's illustrations from the original work.

My first summer in the Sierra

2003
Presents the journal of naturalist John Muir in which he records his thoughts and experiences in the Sierra Mountains where he went for the first time in 1869 while working as an overseer hired on to help move a band of sheep to summer pasture.

In the bag!

Margaret Knight wraps it up
2011
A short illustrated biography about the woman who invented the paper bag.

John Muir

wilderness prophet
1995
Biography of naturalist John Muir, whose love for the wilderness and battles on behalf of the environment, inspired him to found the Sierra Club.

Stickeen

John Muir and the brave little dog
1998
Retells naturalist John Muir's true story of his dangerous trek across a glacier with an independent little dog named Stickeen.

John Muir

1993
A biography of the naturalist who founded the Sierra Club and was instrumental in early conservation efforts.

John Muir

1996
A biography of the naturalist and activist whose efforts on behalf of the study and preservation of the American Wilderness earned him the title The Father of National Parks.

John Muir

2008
Looks at the life of John Muir, an outdoorsman and conservationist raised on a Wisconsin farm who was influential in the development of the U.S. national park system.

John Muir and Stickeen

an icy adventure with a no-good dog
2004
Presents the true story of John Muir's voyage to Alaska based upon his own writings and journals and tells of how he set off to explore a glacier one day with Stickeen, the dog of his friend.

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