The Story of My Boyhood and Youth - Paperback
by John Muir
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Canongate BooksISBN-13:9781786899248ISBN-10:1786899248UPC:9781786899248Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, NatureBook Subcategory:Environmentalists & Naturalists, Animals, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionBook Topic:WildlifeSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCPZM97GZD
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
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...
Series: Canons
Language:EnglishPublisher:Canongate BooksISBN-13:9781786899248ISBN-10:1786899248UPC:9781786899248Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, NatureBook Subcategory:Environmentalists & Naturalists, Animals, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionBook Topic:WildlifeSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCPZM97GZD
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...
Publisher: Canongate Books
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