John Muir

Our National Parks (Legacy Edition)

Historic Explorations Of Priceless American Treasures

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Produktbeschreibung

John Muir's Journal of Explorations of America's Greatest Natural Treasures This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of John Muir's 1901 Our National Parks is a celebration of American outdoors heritage and the legacy that the American national parks system seeks to preserve. In this journal, Muir's characteristic language paints a portrait for the reader of the great parks at the turn of the 20th Century, illustrating the vast natural beauty of, inescapable charm of, and intense need for protecting the national parks that had been newly founded in the early 1900s. Take a walk with Muir as he explores Yosemite, the Sierras, the land of the large Sequoias, the ancient homes of native peoples, and the forests of America. In this volume, Muir discusses much of what he saw during his travels to the now-protected national parks as he wandered the trails and made his way across America. He vividly plants images in readers' minds of the grandeur of the peaks at Yosemite, the scale of the immense mountain ranges in California, the insurmountable height of the great Sequoia trees, and the sheer life in the forests and meadows of America's wildernesses. Reflect on the words of Muir's keen eye for nature and the lore of the woods while you plan your own escape to the wilderness. Muir's admiration of the diversity of his surroundings and appreciation of every living creature big and small is clearly seen in every page! This book makes a perfect gift for backpacking and camping enthusiasts, outsoorspeople, campers, hunters, bushcrafters, scouts, and historians. This book represents the rich history of the American outdoors and camping tradition, and belongs on the bookshelf of every outdoors enthusiast! A part of the Doublebit John Muir Collection: Volume 1 This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of Our National Parks is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come. About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency! As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

Produktdetails

• The Doublebit John Muir Collection Nr.1
• Verlag: Doublebit Press
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 666g
• ISBN-13: 9781643890883
• ISBN-10: 1643890883
• Artikelnr.: 58598503

Autorenporträt

John Muir (April 21, 1838 - December 24, 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he 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.[2] Other such places include Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Mount Muir, Camp Muir and Muir Glacier. In Scotland, the John Muir Way, a 130 mile long distance route, was named in honor of him. In his later life, Muir devoted most of his time to the preservation of the Western forests. He petitioned the U.S. Congress for the National Park bill that was passed in 1890, establishing Yosemite National Park. The spiritual quality and enthusiasm toward nature expressed in his writings inspired readers, including presidents and congressmen, to take action to help preserve large nature areas. He is today referred to as the "Father of the National Parks" and the National Park Service has produced a short documentary about his life. 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.":403 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. Muir was born in the small house at left. His father bought the adjacent building in 1842, and made it the family home.