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"John Muir : Nature Writings: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth My First Summer in the Sierra The Mountains of California Stickeen Essays (Library of America)
Known as the Father of the National Parks, John Muir wrote about the American West with unmatched passion and eloquence 8212 as seen in this stunning, one-volume collectionIn a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir became America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a far-seeing prophet of environmental awareness who founded the Sierra Club in 1892, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of the American West. Nature Writings collects Muir's most significant and best-loved works in a single volume, including: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1913), My First Summer in the Sierra (1911), The Mountains of California (1894) and Stickeen (1909). Rounding out the volume is a rich selection of essays 8212 including Yosemite Glaciers, God's First Temples, Snow-Storm on Mount
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