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Travels in Alaska
‘To the lover of pure wildness Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.’First published in 1915, Travels in Alaska is the last book that Muir wrote, detailing …
The Yosemite
‘All these colours, from the blue sky to the yellow valley smoothly blending as they do in a rainbow, making a wall of light ineffably fine.’Having spent significant time …
Steep Trails
‘When a man plants a tree, he plants himself. Every root is an anchor, over which he rests with grateful interest, and becomes sufficiently calm to feel the joy of living.’Steep …
My First Summer in the Sierra
'Divine beauty all. Here I could stay tethered forever with just bread and water, nor would I be lonely.' In the summer of 1869, John Muir joined a group of shepherds in the …
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
‘Many a beautiful plant cultivated to deformity, and arranged in strict geometrical beds, the whole pretty affair a laborious failure side by side with divine beauty.’A …
Our National Parks
‘Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away ... God has cared for these trees ... but he cannot save them from fools – only Uncle Sam can do that.’First published in 1901, …
The Mountains of California
‘How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! To behold this alone is worth the pains of any excursion a thousand times over.’John Muir is known internationally for his …
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
The Story of my Boyhood and Youth is the affecting memoir of the now internationally renowned John Muir, a Scottish-American boy subject to a most unusual upbringing, his …