Muir, John

"A collection of some of John Muir's most memorable and inspirational words reminds us of a shared responsibility and inescapable bond-that all inhabitants of this planet "travel the Milky Way together.""--.

"For every person who has experienced the beauty of the mountains and felt humbled by comparison . . . Take in John Muir's detailed observations of the sights, scents, sounds, and textures of Yosemite, Yellowstone, and forest reservations of the West. Be reminded (as Muir sagely puts), 'Wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.'"--Publisher.

True story of a brave dog who accompanied John Muir on an exploration of glacial areas in Alaska.

"The famed naturalist hiked through the rural American South in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, chronicling the Spanish moss, plamettos, magnolias, and other botanical wonders he encountered along the way"--OCLC.