The Story of My Boyhood and Youth

John Muir (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2023 | Main - Canons
Canongate Canons (Verlag)
978-1-78689-924-8 (ISBN)

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A memoir of childhood and a celebration of the natural world, from one of the founding fathers of modern conservation

'When I was a child in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild, and all my life I've been growing fonder and fonder of wild places and wild creatures.'

John Muir was eleven when he and his family left Scotland in 1849 to build a new life on a homestead in the vast wilderness of Wisconsin. Written in simple yet beautiful prose, we see Muir's delight as he discovers and observes the landscape and wildlife around him, as he recalls his childhood and reveals himself as a master of natural description.

John Muir (1838-1914) was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author and environmentalist. Born and raised in Dunbar, East Lothian, his family emigrated to Wisconsin in 1849. His books, 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. John Muir has been honoured ever since as the father of the modern environment movement.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.08.2023
Reihe/Serie	Canons
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	113 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
ISBN-10	1-78689-924-8 / 1786899248
ISBN-13	978-1-78689-924-8 / 9781786899248
Zustand	Neuware