Wilderness essays (Literature of the American wilderness)

Part Of John Muir's Appeal To Modern Readers Is That He Not Only Explored The American West And Wrote About Its Beauties But Also Fought For Their Preservation. His Successes Dot The Landscape And Are Evident In All The Natural Features That Bear His Name: Forests, Lakes, Trails, And Glaciers. Here Collected Are Some Of Muir's Finest Wilderness Essays, Ranging In Subject Matter From Alaska To Yellowstone, From Oregon To The High Sierra. This Book Is Part Of A Series That Celebrates The Tradition Of Literary Naturalists—writers Who Embrace The Natural World As The Setting For Some Of Our Most Euphoric And Serious Experiences. These Books Map The Intimate Connections Between The Human And The Natural World. Literary Naturalists Transcend Political Boundaries, Social Concerns, And Historical Milieus; They Speak For What Henry Beston Called The “other Nations” Of The Planet. Their Message Acquires More Weight And Urgency As Wild Places Become Increasingly Scarce. "Part of John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West and wrote about its beauties but also fought for their preservation. His successes dot the landscape and are evident in all the natural features that bear his name: forests, lakes, trails, and glaciers. Here collected are some of Muir's finest wilderness essays, ranging in subject matter from Alaska to Yellowstone, from Oregon to the High Sierra.This book is part of a series that celebrates the tradition of literary naturalists--writers who embrace the natural world as the setting for some of our most euphoric and serious experiences. These books map the intimate connections between the human and the natural world. Literary naturalists transcend political boundaries, social concerns, and historical milieus; they speak for what Henry Beston called the 'other nations' of the planet. Their message acquires more weight and urgency as wild places become increasingly scarce."-- Provided by publisher John Muir not only explored the American West but also fought for its preservation. His successes are evident in all the natural features that bear his name: forests, lakes, trails, and glaciers. Here collected are some of Muir's finest wilderness essays, ranging in subject matter from Alaska to Yellowstone, from Oregon to the High Sierra The Discovery Of Glacier Bay.--the Alaska Trip.--twenty Hill Hollow.--snow.--a Near View Of The High Sierra.--among The Animals Of Yosemite.--the Yellowstone National Park.--a Great Storm In Utah.--wild Wool.--the Forests Of Oregon. John Muir. The discovery of Glacier Bay. The Alaska trip. Twenty Hill Hollow. Snow. A near view of the High Sierra. Among the animals of Yosemite. The Yellowstone National Park. A great storm in Utah. Wild wool. The forests of Oregon.