LEADER 02339nam 22004453 450 001 9910164099303321 005 20230220084620.0 010 $a1-78543-061-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000001056845 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7196899 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7196899 035 $a(BIP)055795483 035 $a(OCoLC)1370494695 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001056845 100 $a20230220d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTravels in Alaska $e?In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.? 210 1$aLondon :$cCopyright Group,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015. 215 $a1 online resource (122 pages) 330 8 $aJohn Muir was born in Scotland on April 21st, 1838. His Father wanted his children to have a stricter Religious upbringing and therefore moved the family to the United States. John Muir is perhaps known today as the most pre-eminent naturalist and advocate for the preservation of much of the western United States. Today being an environmentalist is laudable but in Muir's days the country was there to be exploited but by hard work and lobbying Muir did much to turn such beautiful areas as Yosemite into protected National Parks. His writing is not only an invaluable guidebook to these unspoilt places but also a hymn to their spirituality. As a keen scientific mind he helped to push the understanding of nature forward by observing and writing upon the glaciers and their actions in eroding and shaping much of the land. Muir helped to also create The Sierra Club, which he led for many years, on projects to preserve these and other areas of outstanding natural beauty. He was equally adept at persuading politicians, from Presidents to local State officials, and the common man to come together in the defence of Nature. 606 $aLandscapes 606 $aConservationists 606 $aNatural history 615 0$aLandscapes. 615 0$aConservationists. 615 0$aNatural history. 676 $a917.98042999999996 700 $aMuir$b John$0474677 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164099303321 996 $aTravels in Alaska$91855232 997 $aUNINA