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1 online resource (535 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Prologue: Muir's trail -- The Scottish lowlands -- "That glorious Wisconsin wilderness" -- Climbing the ice mountain -- Border crossings -- The long walk -- Paradise found -- The higher peaks -- Coming in from the cold -- The shores of Alaska -- Husbandry -- A call to lead -- The company of green men -- Earthquakes -- The troubled nature of wealth -- "Slight progress heavenward." |
| Summary |
A definitive biography traces the life of John Muir from his boyhood in Scotland up to his death on the eve of World War I and offers important insights into the passionate nature of America's first great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 494-508) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Muir, John, 1838-1914.
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Muir, John, 1838-1914 fast |
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Muir, John Geologe. swd |
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Muir, John 1838-1914 gnd |
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Muir, John, 1838-1914. nli |
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Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
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Conservationists -- United States -- Biography
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Conservationists
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Naturalists
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Naturalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.
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Naturvård -- historia -- Förenta staterna.
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United States
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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collective biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199721733 |
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0199721734 |
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