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    A passion for nature : the life of John Muir / Donald Worster.
    by Worster, Donald, 1941-
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    Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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  • Muir, John, 1838-1914.
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  • Naturalists -- United States -- Biography.
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  • Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.
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    9780195166828 (hdbk. : alk. paper) :
    0195166825 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
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    535 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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    Prologue: Muir's trail -- The Scottish lowlands -- "That glorious Wisconsin wilderness" -- Climbing the ice mountain -- Border crossings -- The long walk -- Paradise found -- The higher peaks -- Coming in from the cold -- The shores of Alaska -- Husbandry -- A call to lead -- The company of green men -- Earthquakes -- The troubled nature of wealth -- "Slight progress heavenward".
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    A definitive biography traces the life of John Muir from his boyhood in Scotland up to his death on the eve of World War I and offers important insights into the passionate nature of America's first great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.
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    Hawaii State LibraryBusiness, Science & Technology333.72092 Muir WoChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Waialua Public LibraryAdult Nonfiction333.72092 WoChecked InAdd Copy to MyList


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