The Story of My Boyhood and Youth - Muir, John
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A fascinating autobiography of John Muir (1838-1914)-founder and first president of the Sierra Club, America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Muir is renowned to the present-day as one of the most famous American naturalists, authors, amateur inventors, and early advocates of preservation of wilderness in the United States, and as late as 1988, was honored with the state of California's first ever official California commemorative day-John Muir Day on April 21 each year. This engrossing and highly personal work tells of his early years in his…mehr

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A fascinating autobiography of John Muir (1838-1914)-founder and first president of the Sierra Club, America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Muir is renowned to the present-day as one of the most famous American naturalists, authors, amateur inventors, and early advocates of preservation of wilderness in the United States, and as late as 1988, was honored with the state of California's first ever official California commemorative day-John Muir Day on April 21 each year. This engrossing and highly personal work tells of his early years in his native Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, his stern Scottish religious upbringing, and his first forays into the study of nature-and then the 1849 announcement by his father with one day's notice that the family was emigrating to America. Having been transplanted to the New World at the age of eleven, Muir describes how he helped his family create a new life from raw bush in Wisconsin. When not working as a farm laborer, he self-educated himself and took to inventing all manner of clock and calendar-based devices, for which he quickly won great renown throughout the state. At the same time, his interest in the natural world-already stirred while still in Scotland-began to take serious form. At the age of 22, without ever having completed formal schooling, Muir enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, paying his own way for several years and studying botany and chemistry. As he describes in this book, he never actually graduated, but learned all that he wanted to while at college, and then moved on to what he called the "university of the wilderness"-where this volume ends. This edition has been fully reset and contains all the original illustrations from sketches by the author. Front cover image: John Muir against the backdrop of Mount Muir in the Sierra Nevada of California, named in his honor.
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John Muir (1838-1914) was a pioneering naturalist, environmentalist, and writer whose profound influence on the conservation movement is still felt today. Born in Scotland and emigrating to the United States in 1849, Muir's deep connection with nature began in the wilderness of the American West. His extensive travels through the Sierra Nevada, the Yosemite Valley, and Alaska provided him with a wealth of experiences that he eloquently shared through his writings. Muir's work, including notable books like Steep Trails, reflects his passion for the American wilderness and his commitment to preserving it. His vivid descriptions of landscapes and insightful observations on natural history underscore his belief in the intrinsic value of nature and the necessity of its conservation. Muir was a key figure in the establishment of national parks and a co-founder of the Sierra Club, advocating for the protection of natural environments against the encroachments of industrialization. His legacy is marked by a deep respect for the natural world and a commitment to environmentalism that continues to inspire nature enthusiasts and conservationists. Muir's writings remain a touchstone for those seeking to understand and appreciate the beauty and significance of the wilderness.