The Story Of My Boyhood And Youth (1913) By: John Muir: Illustrated (Origi...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Story Of My Boyhood And Youth (1913) By: John Muir: Illustrated (Original Classics)ISBN13:9781984153630ISBN10:1984153633Author:Muir, John (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - John Muir ( April 21, 1838 - December 24, 1914) Also Known As John Of The Mountains, Was A Scottish-American Naturalist, Author, Environmental Philosopher, Glaciologist And Early Advocate For The Preservation Of Wilderness In The United States His Letters, Essays, And Books Describing His Adventures In Nature, Especially In The Sierra Nevada, Have Been Read By Millions His Activism Has Helped To Preserve The Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park And Many Other Wilderness Areas The Sierra Club, Which He Co-Founded, Is A Prominent American Conservation Organization The 211-Mile (340 Km) John Muir Trail, A Hiking Trail In The Sierra Nevada, Was Named In His Honor Other Such Places Include Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Mount Muir, Camp Muir, Muir Grove, And Muir Glacier In Scotland, The John Muir Way, A 130-Mile-Long Route, Was Named In Honor Of Him In His Later Life, Muir Devoted Most Of His Time To The Preservation Of The Western Forests As Part Of The Campaign To Make Yosemite A National Park, Muir Published Two Landmark Articles On Wilderness Preservation In The Century Magazine, The Treasures Of The Yosemite And Features Of The Proposed Yosemite National Park; This Helped Support The Push For U S Congress To Pass A Bill In 1890 Establishing Yosemite National Park The Spiritual Quality And Enthusiasm Toward Nature Expressed In His Writings Has Inspired Readers, Including Presidents And Congressmen, To Take Action To Help Preserve Large Nature Areas Today Muir Is Referred To As The Father Of The National Parks And The National Park Service Has Produced A Short Documentary About His Life John Muir Has Been Considered An Inspiration To Both Scots And Americans Muir's Biographer, Steven J Holmes, Believes That Muir Has Become One Of The Patron Saints Of Twentieth-Century American Environmental Activity, Both Political And Recreational As A Result, His Writings Are Commonly Discussed In Books And Journals, And He Is Often Quoted By Nature Photographers Such As Ansel Adams Muir Has Profoundly Shaped The Very Categories Through Which Americans Understand And Envision Their Relationships With The Natural World, Writes Holmes Muir Was Noted For Being An Ecological Thinker, Political Spokesman, And Religious Prophet, Whose Writings Became A Personal Guide Into Nature For Countless Individuals, Making His Name Almost Ubiquitous In The Modern Environmental Consciousness According To Author William Anderson, Muir Exemplified The Archetype Of Our Oneness With The Earth, While Biographer Donald Worster Says He Believed His Mission Was Saving The American Soul From Total Surrender To Materialism On April 21, 2013, The First Ever John Muir Day Was Celebrated In Scotland, Which Marked The 175Th Anniversary Of His Birth, Paying Homage To The Conservationist Boyhood In Scotland: John Muir's Birthplace Is A Four-Story Stone House In Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland His Parents Were Daniel Muir And Ann Gilrye He Was The Third Of Eight Children: Margaret, Sarah, David, Daniel, Ann And Mary (Twins), And The American-Born Joanna His Earliest Recollections Were Of Taking Short Walks With His Grandfather When He Was Three In His Autobiography, He Described His Boyhood Pursuits, Which Included Fighting, Either By Re-Enacting Romantic Battles From The Wars Of Scottish Independence Or Just Scrapping On The Playground, And Hunting For Birds' Nests (Ostensibly To One-Up His Fellows As They Compared Notes On Who Knew Where The Most Were Located) Author Amy Marquis Notes That He Began His Love Affair With Nature While Young, And Implies That It May Have Been In Reaction To His Strict Religious Upbringing His Father Believed That Anything That Distracted From Bible Studies Was Frivolous And Punishable Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2018-01-24Weight:0.45 lbsDimensions:0.19'' H x 10'' L x 7.99'' WNumber of Pages:94Language:English

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