Yosemite (eBook)

John Muir (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
304 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-83488-7 (ISBN)

Infos

An essential companion for visitors, this book by the famed conservationist offers informed appraisals of Yosemite's plant and animal life and exudes an almost mystical love for its natural beauty.

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John Muir (1838–1914) ranks among America's most important and influential naturalists, and he is closely associated with Yosemite National Park. He wrote magazine articles that encouraged its foundation, assisted in drawing its boundaries, and co-founded the Sierra Club to ensure its protection. Muir explored virtually every inch of Yosemite, which he called "nature's landscape garden, at once beautiful and sublime," and made detailed studies of its geology, plants, and animals. This volume of classic nature writing reflects the extent of the beloved conservationist's intimate connection with the region and his appreciation of its majestic landscapes. Muir's lyrical celebrations of natural wonders range far afield, from rivers, lakes, and waterfalls to serene forests and meadows, rugged canyons, and snowy mountain peaks. An essential companion for park visitors, The Yosemite exudes an almost mystical love for natural beauty and the spiritual power of wilderness areas.

Autor

John Muir (1838–1914) ranks among America's most important and influential naturalists and nature writers. Devoted to the preservation of wilderness areas, Muir founded the Sierra Club and was active in the establishment of Yosemite National Park.

Inhalt

The Approach to the Valley Winter Storms and Spring Floods Snow Storms Snow Banners The Trees of the Valley The Forest Trees in General The Big Trees The Flowers The Birds The South Dome The Ancient Yosemite Glaciers: How the Valley Was Formed How Best to Spend Your Yosemite Time Lamon Galen Clark Hetch Hetchy Valley Appendices Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.9.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Hotel- / Restaurantführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Schlagworte: California • cedar • conservation • domestic sheep • Emerson • environmental • famed conservationist • High Sierra • hoofed locusts • John of the Mountains • Mountains • National Park • Naturalism • natural wonders • Nature • Nautre • Parks • protection nature • San Francisco • Sierra Club • Travel • Trees • Wilderness • Yosemite Valley
• ISBN-10: 0-486-83488-3 / 0486834883
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-83488-7 / 9780486834887