The Wilderness Journeys by John Muir, Paperback, 9780862415860 | Buy online at The Nile
Departments
 Free Returns*

The Wilderness Journeys

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth: A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf: My First Summer in the Sierra: Travels in Alaska: Stickeen

Author: John Muir and Graham White   Series: Canongate Classics

The Wilderness Journeys
Paperback

John Muir lived, as he put it, 'in an infinite storm of beauty.' 'No other writer is so ceaselessly astonished by the natural world, or communicates that astonishment more urgently., (Robert Macfarlane)

Read more
New
$49.80
Or pay later with
Free 30 day returns       Secure transaction
Check delivery options
Paperback

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Summary

John Muir lived, as he put it, 'in an infinite storm of beauty.' 'No other writer is so ceaselessly astonished by the natural world, or communicates that astonishment more urgently., (Robert Macfarlane)

Read more

Description

The name of John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both American and Britain. Born in Dunbar in the east of Scotland in 1838, Muir is famed as the father of American conservation, and as the first person to promote the idea of national parks. Combining acute observation with a sense of inner discovery, Muir's writings of his travels through some of the greatest landscapes on Earth, including the Carolinas, Florida, Alaska and those lands which were to become the great National Parks of Yosemite and the Sierra Valley, raise an awareness of nature to a spiritual dimension. These journals provide a marriage of scientific survey and natural history. This collection, including the never-before-published "Stickeen", presents the best of Muir's writings. He is the author of "The Mountains of California", "Our National Parks", "The Yosemite" and "Steep Trails".

Read more

Critic Reviews

“It was after reading John Muir that I fell under his spell. The quality of the man...came out in his writing.”

-- Elisabeth Inglis Scotsman Weekend
It is fascinating...the memoirs have beguiling warmth and immediacy. Glasgow Herald
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe My First Summer in the Sierra

Read more

About the Author

John Muir (1838-1914) was born and raised in Dunbar, East Lothian. When his family emigrated to Wisconsin in 1849, young John was bought up to hard labour on his father's homestead. A natural inventor, he first discovered the joys of walking, and writing, after an industrial accident nearly blinded him. His journals, articles and lectures helped to develop international awareness of the need to preserve and protect the environment, and led to the foundation of the General Grant, Sequoia and Yosemite national parks in the US, as well as important conservation areas in his native East Lothian. John Muir has been honoured ever since as the father of the modern environment movement.

Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Canongate Books
Published
23rd February 1998
Pages
672
ISBN
9780862415860

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.

New
$49.80
Or pay later with
Free 30 day returns       Secure transaction
Check delivery options
Browse by category
YOUR PAYMENT IS SECURE

We use 100% PCI DSS compliant payment services. That means your payment information is always protected, and never gets seen by anyone.
30-DAY FREE RETURN POLICY

Return nearly all items within 30 days of delivery. Unused or faulty items are acceptable as free returns. *Exceptions apply, see our returns policy.

The Nile
Follow Us
Help & Support
Contact Us

Copyright © 2025 The Nile Group.

Zip

 AfterPay

PayPal

Credit Card
Buy Baby at The Nile
 
 
 
Buy Toys at The Nile
Buy Books at The Nile
Buy Movies & TV at The Nile
Our Top Brands