Wilkins, Thurman

Biography of naturalist John Muir, revealing why he remains a major figure in American environmental history nearly a century after his death, and recognizing his efforts on behalf of conservation and preservation.

A biography of nineteenth-century landscape artist Thomas Moran, discussing his boyhood and apprentice years, his participation in the Yellowstone expedition of 1871, and his success at combining the elements of scientific explorer-painter, and romanticist in his work.