A sumptuously illustrated volume that explores the relationship between one of the world's most important environmentalists and the natural world. John Muir (1838-1914) was indisputably one of the world's most important environmentalists. His direct activism saved the Yosemite Valley (now the National Park) from development, he founded the Sierra Club - one of the most influential conservation organizations in the world, and his writings and philosophy greatly influenced the formation of modern environmentalism. "Nature's ...
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A sumptuously illustrated volume that explores the relationship between one of the world's most important environmentalists and the natural world. John Muir (1838-1914) was indisputably one of the world's most important environmentalists. His direct activism saved the Yosemite Valley (now the National Park) from development, he founded the Sierra Club - one of the most influential conservation organizations in the world, and his writings and philosophy greatly influenced the formation of modern environmentalism. "Nature's Beloved Son" is a superbly illustrated volume that offers readers a never-before-seen glimpse into Muir's constantly evolving relationship with the natural world - touching on his childhood in Scotland and in Wisconsin, his sojourn in Canada, his thousand-mile walk from Kentucky, to the Gulf of Mexico, and his journeys of discovery through California's Sierra Nevada.Accompanied by breathtaking prints of Muir's botanical specimens, this is a must-have volume for anyone with an interest in the natural world and one of its greatest advocates.
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As New. 1597141062. 247 pp., incl. bibliography, index; small folio; olive green cloth with botanical inset front cover. Still in original publisher's shrinkwrap. In this opulently produced book, photographer Stephen Joseph presents images of plants collected directly by Muir, while scholar Bonnie Gisel richly lays before us the life and words of a man at once familiar and surprising, a towering figure forever smitten with 'nature's irresistible, divine beauty'.