John Muir (1) (1838–1914)

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About the Author

The naturalist John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland. When he was 11 years old, he moved to the United States with his family and lived on a Wisconsin farm, where he had to work hard for long hours. He would rise as early as one o'clock in the morning in order to have time to study. At the urging mostrar mais of friends, he took some inventions he had made to a fair in Madison, Wisconsin. This trip resulted in his attending the University of Wisconsin. After four years in school, he began the travels that eventually took him around the world. Muir's inventing career came to an abrupt end in 1867, when he lost an eye in an accident while working on one of his mechanical inventions. Thereafter, he focused his attention on natural history, exploring the American West, especially the Yosemite region of California. Muir traveled primarily on foot carrying only a minimum amount of food and a bedroll. In 1880 Muir married Louie Strentzel, the daughter of an Austrian who began the fruit and wine industry in California. One of the first explorers to postulate the role of glaciers in forming the Yosemite Valley, Muir also discovered a glacier in Alaska that later was named for him. His lively descriptions of many of the natural areas of the United States contributed to the founding of Yosemite National Park in 1890. His urge to preserve these areas for posterity led to his founding of the Sierra Club in 1892. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Obras de John Muir

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My First Summer in the Sierra (1911) 924 cópias

Travels in Alaska (1915) 646 cópias

The Mountains of California (1894) 579 cópias

Nature Writings (1997) 516 cópias

The Yosemite (1962) 462 cópias

The Wilderness World of John Muir (1954) 377 cópias

Wilderness Essays (1980) 369 cópias

A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (1916) 344 cópias

Stickeen (1909) — Autor — 252 cópias

Our National Parks (1901) 237 cópias

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1913) 230 cópias

John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books (1992) 152 cópias

John Muir: My Life With Nature (2000) 137 cópias

Gentle Wilderness: The Sierra Nevada (1964) 127 cópias

Steep Trails (1918) 108 cópias

America's Wilderness: The Photographs of Ansel Adams (1993) 89 cópias

The Cruise of the Corwin (1917) 81 cópias

Essential Muir: A Selection of John Muir's Best Writings (2006) 77 cópias

Mountaineering Essays (1984) 67 cópias

John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir (1938) 61 cópias

John Muir in His Own Words: A Book of Quotations (1988) 56 cópias

The American Wilderness in the Words of John Muir (1973) 46 cópias

Wilderness Journeys (Canongate Classics, 67) (1997) 40 cópias

Muir Among the Animals: The Wildlife Writings of John Muir (1986) 35 cópias

John Muir's Last Journey South to the Amazon and East to Africa: Unpublished Journals and Selected Correspondence (2001) 30 cópias

Selected Writings (2017) 29 cópias

West of the Rocky Mountains (1976) 28 cópias

In Nature's Heart: The Wilderness Days of John Muir (1991) 26 cópias

Northwest Passages from the Pen of John Muir (1988) 26 cópias

John Muir: His Life and Letters and Other Writings (1996) 26 cópias

John Muir's Book of Animals (2016) 26 cópias

Letters from Alaska (1993) 22 cópias

All the World over: Notes from Alaska (Sierra Club Pathstone Editions Series) (1996) 22 cópias

Trails of wonder;: Writings on nature and man (Hallmark editions) (1972) 22 cópias

South of Yosemite: Selected Writings of John Muir (1988) 21 cópias

Journeys in the Wilderness (2009) 21 cópias

Yellowstone National Park (1978) 18 cópias

Studies in the Sierra (1950) 17 cópias

John Muir's longest walk: John Earl, a photographer, traces his journey to Florida ; with excerpts from John… (1975) 16 cópias

John Muir Summering in the Sierra (1984) 15 cópias

The Grand Cañon of the Colorado (1902) 15 cópias

Wilderness (2021) 12 cópias

Come and Join the Celebration: A Resource Book to Help Adults and Children Experience Holy Communion Together (2001) 11 cópias

In de wildernis tochten door Wisconsin, Nevada, Californië en Alaska (2018) 11 cópias

Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada (1948) 11 cópias

A Wind-Storm in the Forests (American Roots) (2014) 10 cópias

Edward Henry Harriman (2011) 9 cópias

Letters to a friend, written to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr, 1866-1879 (1973) 9 cópias

JOHN MUIR Ultimate Collection: Travel Memoirs, Wilderness Essays, Environmental Studies & Letters (Illustrated):… (2015) 7 cópias

Wild Sheep (1977) 7 cópias

Collected Works Of John Muir (Large Print Edition) (2010) 7 cópias

Picturesque California: Vook Classics (2011) 6 cópias

Picturesque California and the region west of the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to Mexico (1888) 6 cópias

The boyhood of a naturalist (1913) 5 cópias

Delphi Complete Works of John Muir US (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 6) (2017) 5 cópias

Rambles of a Botanist Among the Plants and Climates of California (1974) 5 cópias

Proposed Yosemite National Park : treasures & features (1976) 5 cópias

Discovery of Glacier Bay (1978) 5 cópias

Climb the mountains (1995) 5 cópias

Quotations of John Muir (2018) 5 cópias

Cuaderno de montaña (2018) 5 cópias

A Rival of the Yosemite the Canon of the South Fork of the King's River (1891) 5 cópias

Our Yosemite National Park (1980) 4 cópias

The Grand Canon of the Colorado, and Stickeen (Dodo Press) (2007) 4 cópias

Two essays on the sights & sounds of the Sierra Nevada (1973) 4 cópias

Treasures of the Yosemite (1970) 4 cópias

Pitkä kävely Meksikonlahdelle (2011) 4 cópias

To Yosemite and beyond : writings from the years 1863 to 1875 (1999) 4 cópias

Sierra Big Trees (1981) 4 cópias

The Coniferous Forests and Big Trees of the Sierra Nevada 3 cópias

In the Heart of the California Alps (1977) 3 cópias

A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf - Legacy Edition: A Great Hike To The Gulf Of Mexico, Florida, And The Atlantic Ocean… (2020) 3 cópias

The World of John Muir (1981) 3 cópias

Notes on my journeying in California's Northern Mountains (1975) 3 cópias

Coniferous Forests and Big Trees of the Sierra Nevada (1980) 3 cópias

The Complete Works of John Muir (Illustrated Edition): Travel Memoirs, Wilderness Essays, Environmental Studies &… 3 cópias

Alaska: Narrative, Glaciers, Natives (Volume 1: Harriman Expedition Alaska With Cooperation of Washington Academy of… — Autor — 3 cópias

Works of John Muir (2009) 2 cópias

The Incredible Travel Tales of John Muir (Illustrated Edition): Adventure Memoirs & Wilderness Studies from the… (2017) 2 cópias

THE YOSEMITE COLLECTION of John Muir (Illustrated): The Yosemite, Our National Parks, Features of the Proposed Yosemite… (2015) 2 cópias

Afoot to Yosemite : a sketch 2 cópias

Short Shorts & Longer Tales (2014) 2 cópias

Forêts dans la tempête: et autres colères de la nature (Petite Bibliothèque Payot t. 1093) (2019) 2 cópias

John Muir Notecards (2017) 2 cópias

Two essays on the forests and lakes of the Sierra Nevada (1971) 2 cópias

The Writings of John Muir Volume 1 (1916): The Story of My Boyhood and Youth & A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf (1916) 2 cópias

John Muir's Book Collection: The Story of my Boyhood and Youth; The Mountains of California; Stickeen; The Grand… (2009) 2 cópias

Picturesque California and the Region West of the Rocky Mountains from Alaska to Mexico, (volume I); The Rocky… (1888) 1 exemplar(es)

From The mountains of California 1 exemplar(es)

Muir's The boyhood of a naturalist 1 exemplar(es)

Picturesque California and the region west of the Rocky mountains, from Alaska to Mexico, Div. 8 1 exemplar(es)

The Writings of John Muir, Sierra Edition (10 volumes) (1915) 1 exemplar(es)

Alaska Days with John Muir: 4 Books in One Volume: Illustrated: Travels in Alaska, The Cruise of the Corwin, Stickeen… (2019) 1 exemplar(es)

The Sights and Sounds of the Sierra Nevada 1 exemplar(es)

Boyhood and Youth - Walk to the Gulf 1 exemplar(es)

Museum Small Craft Association Transactions 1 exemplar(es)

Classic Nature Books: 5 Books and 2 articles with active table of contents 1 exemplar(es)

From the Eagle's Wing 1 exemplar(es)

Picturesque California and the region west of the Rocky mountains, from Alaska to Mexico, Div. 5 1 exemplar(es)

My Other Shorts & Formal Tales (2014) 1 exemplar(es)

The Writings of John Muir - 10 Volumes (Sierra Edition) (1917) 1 exemplar(es)

John Muir's America 1 exemplar(es)

Muir 1 exemplar(es)

Mountains in California 1 Sierra Edition volume 4 1 exemplar(es)

On the post-glacial history of Sequoia gigantea 1 exemplar(es)

"The Treasures of he Yosemite" (p483) and "Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park"(p.656) in The Century… 1 exemplar(es)

Célébrations de la nature (2011) 1 exemplar(es)

The Humming-Bird of the California Water-Falls (1977) 1 exemplar(es)

Rambles in King's River Country 1 exemplar(es)

The vegetation of the Riversdale area, Cape Province 1 exemplar(es)

Picturesque California and the region west of the Rocky mountains, from Alaska to Mexico, Div. 4 1 exemplar(es)

Discovering Yosemite :Historic Photographs By Pioneer Photographers (1976) 1 exemplar(es)

Essays from picturesque California 1 exemplar(es)

JOHN MUIR: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth & Letters to a Friend (Illustrated Edition): The Memoirs of the… (2017) 1 exemplar(es)

The Writings of John Muir: Manuscript Edition, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) (2012) 1 exemplar(es)

THE ALASKA ROUTE: The Cruise of the Corwin, Travels in Alaska, Stickeen & Alaska Days with John Muir (Illustrated… (2017) 1 exemplar(es)

CALIFORNIA by John Muir: My First Summer in the Sierra, Picturesque California, The Mountains of California, The… (2017) 1 exemplar(es)

JOHN MUIR: Wilderness Essays, Environmental Studies, Memoirs & Letters (With Original Illustrations): Picturesque… (2017) 1 exemplar(es)

Complete Works of John Muir 1 exemplar(es)

Picturesque California and the region west of the Rocky mountains, from Alaska to Mexico, Div. 1 1 exemplar(es)

THE WRITINGS OF JOHN MUIR 1 exemplar(es)

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Associated Works

The Best American Essays of the Century (2000) — Contribuinte — 775 cópias

American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau (2008) — Contribuinte — 416 cópias

Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog (1998) — Original author — 286 cópias

The New Junior Classics Volume 07: The Animal Book (1938) — Contribuinte — 200 cópias

The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Contribuinte — 83 cópias

Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Contribuinte — 55 cópias

Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea (2000) — Contribuinte — 44 cópias

Unknown California (1985) — Contribuinte — 41 cópias

Travelers Tales of Old Cuba (2002) — Contribuinte — 16 cópias

Conservation in the Progressive Era: Classic Texts (2004) — Contribuinte — 14 cópias

Where the Silence Rings: A Literary Companion to Mountains (2007) — Contribuinte — 11 cópias

Alaska Reader: Voices from the North (2005) — Contribuinte — 6 cópias

America's Great Wilderness (1976) — Contribuinte — 5 cópias

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 10, June 1978 — Contribuinte — 2 cópias

How dogs tamed us (Includes Stickeen by John Muir) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 11, July 1978 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento: 1838-04-21
Data de falecimento: 1914-12-24
Local de enterro: Muir-Strentzel Hanna Cemetery, Martinez, California, USA
Sexo: male
Nacionalidade: USA
Local de nascimento: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Local de falecimento: Los Angeles, California, USA
Locais de residência: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Portage, Wisconsin, USA
Oakland, California, USA
Martinez, California, USA
Educação: University of Wisconsin
Ocupação: Engineer
Naturalist
Writer
Botanist
Environmental activist
Geologist
Organizações: Sierra Club (Founder)
American Academy of Arts and Letters ( [1898])
Transcendentalism
Premiações: California Hall of Fame (2006)

Membros

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Resenhas

Mountaineering Essays (Literature of the American… de John Muir

A beautiful slog. Thoreau's influence is clear the whole way through.

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Blanket_Dragon | 1 outra resenha | Jan 23, 2024 |

My First Summer in the Sierra de John Muir

So! Many! Superlatives! That's what the bulk of this book consists of. As rich and rewarding as Muir's prose is, I believe it might best be enjoyed in small doses rather than all in one go.
[Audiobook note: The reader was okay, but suffers greatly in comparison with the Scottish-accented actor that Ken Burns used as Muir's voice in his National Parks documentary. This reader just somehow failed to bring across the deeply spiritual tone that Muir's words call for.]

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Treebeard_404 | outras 10 resenhas | Jan 23, 2024 |

Wilderness Essays de John Muir

I've decided that, for me, Muir is an author whose work is best savored in small batches. Taken too rapidly, one after another, the pieces become like too much candy. So I'm moving on, with this book half-finished. I'll return to it to enjoy the essays singly at later dates when I'm again in the mood.

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Treebeard_404 | outras 4 resenhas | Jan 23, 2024 |