John Muir (1838- 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist,
author, and the modern day "patron saint of ecology." His writings
on his adventures in the various wildernesses of America have been
enjoyed by millions. His ecological activism helped to preserve
many of the national parks, enabling others to enjoy nature. He
founded the Sierra Club, which is one of the most important
conservation organizations in the United States. Although his
upbringing put him off religion for life he was an immensely
spiritual man, and this quality and enthusiasm pervades all his
writings, inspiring his readers, including politicians to preserve
the natural landscapes. For this reason he is known as the "Father
of the National Parks." Author William Anderson, said that Muir
exemplified "the archetype of our oneness with the earth," and
biographer Donald Worster said he believed his mission was
..".saving the American soul from total surrender to materialism."
The Mountains of California (1894) draws on his many, decades of
exploration, describing with poetic beauty and awe the lakes,
mountains, plants and animals. Stickeen (1909) is Muir's most
popular book, describing his adventures in Alaska with a dog. My
First Summer in the Sierra (1911) is Muir's description of his
spiritual awakening when he first encountered the mountains and
valleys of central California. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
(1913) is Muir's autobiography, detailing his strict upbringing in
Scotland, his emigration with his family to America, aged eleven,
and of his first delight with the natural world. Travels in Alaska
(1915), In the late 1800s, Muir made several trips to the pristine,
unspoilt territory of Alaska, drawn to its beauty and purity, its
glaciers and its wild animals - bears, bald eagles, wolves, and
whales. The Cruise of the Corwin (1917), In 1881, the steamship
Thomas Corwin voyaged into the treacherous Arctic seas to search
for the lost ship Jeannette, which had been lost. The ship was not
found, but Muir's account of this expedition is poetic and magical,
describing the glaciers, vegetation and seas of this mysterious
land. Steep Trails(1919), This book was derived from letters,
articles and local publications written by John Muir, arranged in
roughly chronological sequence. The chapters describing Nevada, San
Gabriel and Utah were written in the field, and have great
immediacy, describing Muir's first impressions. The Yosemite(1920),
In this book Muir recounts his adventures during the years he lived
in the Yosemite Valley's spectacular scenery. Muir captures the
breath-taking beauty of the area alongside his most ambitious
adventures; looking over the brink of Yosemite Falls, climbing a
hundred feet up into a high, hollow ice-cone, and climbing to the
top of Half Dome, covered with a fresh blanket of snow.
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