| The Wild Muir: Twenty-Two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures Contributor(s): Stetson, Lee (Introduction by), Stetson, Lee (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 1930238371 ISBN-13: 9781930238374 Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 7.9" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here is an entertaining collection of famed conservationist John Muir's most exciting adventures in nature, representing some of his finest writing. From the famous avalanche ride off the rim of Yosemite Valley to his night spent weathering a windstorm at the top of a tree to death-defying falls on Alaskan glaciers, the renowned outdoorsman's exploits are related in passages that are by turns exhilarating, unnerving, dizzying, and outrageous. |