John Muir was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays and books concern his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, California; Muir’s activism has helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and many other wilderness areas. This comprehensive eBook presents Muir’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Muir’s life and works


* Concise introductions to the books


* All the nature books, with individual contents tables


* Features rare works appearing for the first time in digital publishing


* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts


* Excellent formatting of the texts


* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork


* Features Muir’s Overland articles


* Includes Muir’s autobiographies - spend hours following the author’s adventures


* Special ‘Contextual Pieces’ section, with contemporary articles, reviews and essays evaluating Muir’s works


* Features the seminal biography by William Frederic Badè


* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Books


PICTURESQUE CALIFORNIA


THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA


STICKEEN: AN ADVENTURE WITH A DOG AND A GLACIER


OUR NATIONAL PARKS


EDWARD HENRY HARRIMAN


THE YOSEMITE


TRAVELS IN ALASKA


LETTERS TO A FRIEND


A THOUSAND-MILE WALK TO THE GULF


THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN


STEEP TRAILS

Newspaper Articles


OVERLAND MONTHLY ARTICLES

The Autobiographies


MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA


THE STORY OF MY BOYHOOD AND YOUTH

Contextual Pieces


JOHN MUIR: CONTEXTUAL ARTICLES, ESSAYS AND REVIEWS


ZANITA: A TALE OF THE YO-SEMITE by Thérèse Yelverton


THE MOUNTAIN TRAIL AND ITS MESSAGE by Albert W. Palmer


ALASKA DAYS WITH JOHN MUIR by S. Hall Young

The Biography


THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOHN MUIR by William Frederic Badè

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