About the Book

This meticulously edited book brings you the complete works of an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America, known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks". This exceptional collection is comprised of Muir's travel memoirs, wilderness essays, environmental studies and personal letters.

Contents

Books

Picturesque California

The Mountains of California

Our National Parks

My First Summer in the Sierra

The Yosemite

Travels in Alaska

Stickeen: The Story of a Dog

The Cruise of the Corwin

A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf

Steep Trails

Studies in Sierra

Articles and Speeches

The National Parks and Forest Reservations

Save the Redwoods

Snow-storm on Mount Shasta

Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park

A Rival of the Yosemite

The Treasures of the Yosemite

Yosemite Glaciers

Yosemite in Winter

Yosemite in Spring

Edward Henry Harriman

Edward Taylor Parsons

The Hetch Hetchy Valley

The Grand Cañon of the Colorado

Autobiography

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth

Letters to a Friend

Tribute

Alaska Days With John Muir by Samuel Hall Young