[x] Oops - we couldn't find that author.

John Muir

Author profile

born

April 21, 1838 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, The United Kingdom

died

December 24, 1914

gender

male

genre

Outdoors & Nature

About this author

edit data

John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to save the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. One of the most well-known hiking trails in the U.S., the 211-mile John Muir Trail, was named in his honor. Other places named in his honor are Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Camp Muir and Muir Glacier.

In his later life,...more John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to save the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. One of the most well-known hiking trails in the U.S., the 211-mile John Muir Trail, was named in his honor. Other places named in his honor are Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Camp Muir and Muir Glacier.

In his later life, Muir devoted most of his time to the preservation of the Western forests. He petitioned the U.S. Congress for the National Park Bill that was passed in 1899, establishing both Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. Because of the spiritual quality and enthusiasm toward nature expressed in his writings, he was able to inspire readers, including presidents and congressmen, to take action to help preserve large nature areas. He is today referred to as the "Father of the National Parks," and the National Parks Service produced a short documentary on his life.

Muir's biographer, Steven Holmes, states that Muir has become "one of the patron saints of twentieth-century American environmental activity," both political and recreational. As a result, his writings are commonly discussed in books and journals, and he is often quoted in books by nature photographers such as Ansel Adams. Muir was noted for being an ecological thinker, political spokesman, and religious prophet, whose writings became a personal guide into nature for countless individuals, making his name "almost ubiquitous" in the modern environmental consciousness. According to author William Anderson, Muir exemplified "the archetype of our oneness with the earth."
(from Wikipedia)(less)

combine editions
Books by John Muir

Average rating: 4.07 · 2174 ratings · 249 reviews · 103 distinct works

	My First Summer in the Sierra 404 avg rating — 635 ratings — published 1911 — 42 editions	My rating:
	The Mountains of California by John Muir, Gretel Ehrlich (Foreword) 398 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1894 — 42 editions	My rating:
	Nature Writings: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth / My First Summer in the Sierra / The Mountains of California / Stickeen / Essays by John Muir, William Cronon (Editor) 419 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	The Wilderness World of John Muir by John Muir, Edwin Way Teale (Editor) 425 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1954	My rating:
	Travels in Alaska 393 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 1915 — 58 editions	My rating:
	A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf by John Muir, Peter Jenkins (Introduction) 388 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1916 — 32 editions	My rating:
	The Yosemite 405 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1912 — 38 editions	My rating:
	Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog by John Muir, Donnell Rubay, Christopher Canyon (Illustrator) 425 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1909 — 30 editions	My rating:
	The Story of My Boyhood and Youth by John Muir, Vernon Carstensen (Foreword) 418 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1913 — 31 editions	My rating:
	Wilderness Essays 432 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1980 — 3 editions	My rating:

More books by John Muir…

Quotes by John Muir

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”
― John Muir

168 people liked it

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
― John Muir

tags: inspirational

131 people liked it

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
― John Muir

tags: animals , caring , earth , forests , nature , plants , trees , wilderness

125 people liked it

See all John Muir's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Book Buying Addic...: May 2011 Purchases	187	185	02. Juni, 12:36 Uhr
Around the World ...: Alaska	4	24	04. Oktober, 08:38 Uhr

John's Fans (80)

John Muir

Author profile

combine editionsBooks by John Muir

Quotes by John Muir

Topics Mentioning This Author

combine editions
Books by John Muir