Our National ParksCosimo, Inc., 1 déc. 2006 - 408 pages A key founder of the modern conservation movement, John Muir was a champion of the preservation of the unspoiled wilderness and of the careful guardianship of the environment. This 1901 work, a collection of essays first published in the Atlantic Monthly, is Muir's valentine to the national parks of the American West. He introduces us to: . the glacier meadows and wild geysers of Yellowstone . the "magnificent mirror for the woods and mountains and sky" that is Yellowstone Lake . the coniferous forests of the Sierra Nevada, including the beautiful giant sequoia . the grizzly bears of the mountain ranges . and much more. Scottish-American naturalist, explorer, and writer JOHN MUIR (1838-1914) helped found the Sierra Club in 1892, and served as its first president. He wrote numerous articles for such publications as Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and the New York Tribune; among his many books are The Mountains of California (1894), The Yosemite (1912), and Travels in Alaska (1915). ______________________________ |
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THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK | 37 |
THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK | 76 |
THE FORESTS OF THE YOSEMITE PARK | 98 |
THE WILD GARDENS OF THE YOSEMITE PARK | 137 |
AMONG THE ANIMALS OF THE YOSEMITE | 172 |
AMONG THE BIRDS OF THE YOSEMITE | 213 |
THE FOUNTAINS AND STREAMS OF THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK | 241 |
THE SEQUOIA AND GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARKS | 268 |
THE AMERICAN FORESTS | 331 |
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