A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (Muir John)(Paperback)

A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (Muir John)(Paperback)

At the age of 29, naturalist John Muir set out for a long hike through the rural American South in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. This volume chronicles his path along the 'wildest, leafiest, and least trodden way I could find' and his delighted encounters with Spanish moss, palmettos,

John Muir: A Miscellany (Muir John)(Paperback)

'The tendency nowadays to wander in wilderness is delightful to see. Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains

The Yosemite (Muir John)(Paperback)

John Muir (1838-1914) ranks among America's most important and influential naturalists, and he is closely associated with Yosemite National Park. He wrote magazine articles that encouraged its foundation, assisted in drawing its boundaries, and co-founded the Sierra Club to ensure its protection

The John Muir Trail (Castle Alan)(Paperback)

The John Muir Trail (JMT) is one of the world's most spectacular treks and is North America's best known mid-distance walking trail. It runs for 216 miles through the high Sierra Nevada mountains of California, from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mount Whitney (14,496 ft), the highest peak in the

A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir (Worster Donald)(Paperback)

I am hopelessly and forever a mountaineer, John Muir wrote. Civilization and fever and all the morbidness that has been hooted at me has not dimmed my glacial eye, and I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature's loveliness. My own special self is nothing. In Donald Worster's

Our National Parks (Muir John)(Paperback)

Written by Sierra Club founder John Muir in 1901, this volume offers an extensive overview of the state of America's national parks at the turn of the 20th century and the prospects for the future. Specifically, Muir addresses Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Sequoia -- including the towering General

My First Summer in the Sierra (Muir John)(Paperback)

In the summer of 1869, John Muir set out from California's Central Valley with a flock of sheep and trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. His journals describe the summer he spent in what would become Yosemite National Park. Celebrating the Sierra's lizards and mountain lions, tall trees

Travels in Alaska (Muir John)(Paperback)

John Muir (1838-1914) ranks among America's most important and influential naturalists and nature writers. Devoted to the preservation of wilderness areas, Muir founded the Sierra Club and was active in the establishment of Yosemite National Park. This book, one of his most popular works, will

John Muir Trail Topographic Map Guide (National Geographic Maps)(Other)

- Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Topographic MapNational Geographic's Map Guide of the John Muir Trail is an indispensable tool for navigating one of the most famous trails in the United States. Expertly researched and created in partnership with local land management agencies, this product provides

The Wilderness World of John Muir (Teale Edwin Way)(Paperback)

John Muir's extraordinary vision of America comes to life in these fascinating selections from his personal journals. As a conservationist, John Muir traveled through most of the American wilderness alone and on foot, without a gun or a sleeping bag. In 1903, while on a three-day camping trip with

Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud (Shuyun Sun)(Paperback / softback)

Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud is a beautifully written account of Sun Shuyun's journey to retrace the steps of one of the most popular figures in Chinese history - the monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India searching for true

The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (Laws John Muir)(Paperback)

The ultimate guide to nature drawing and journaling!A potent combination of art, science, and boundless enthusiasm, this art instruction book from John Muir Laws (author of The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds) is a how-to guide for becoming a better artist and a more attentive naturalist. In

The Gulf (Boggs Belle)(Paperback)

Walk On The Wild Side (Algren Nelson)(Paperback / softback)

The book that inspired Lou Reed's 'A Walk on the Wild Side' and was made into a screenplay by John

My First Summer in the Sierra (Muir John)(Pevná vazba)

John Muir's beloved adventure in the Sierra reissued to entertain, encourage, and inspire contemporary naturalists.Considered one of the patron saints of twentieth-century environmental activity, John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West but also fought for

Edwin Muir Selected Poems (Muir Edwin)(Paperback / softback)

Born on the Orkney island of Wyre in 1887, Edwin Muir settled in various parts of Europe during the first half of the twentieth century - from Glasgow, to Austria and Czechoslovakia throughout to 1920s, 1930s and again after the

The Walk on (the Triple Threat, 1) (Feinstein John)(Paperback)

Bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein kicks off a new series for middle grade featuring Alex Myers, a student athlete who tries to take on the sports establishment in his new town. Alex Myers is a quarterback, but from the first day of football practice, it's clear that that position is very

India: A History. Revised and Updated (Keay John)(Paperback)

Fully revised with forty thousand new words that take the reader up to present-day India, John Keay's India: A History spans five millennia in a sweeping narrative that tells the story of the peoples of the subcontinent, from their ancient beginnings in the valley of the Indus to the events in the

How to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity, Wonder, Attention (Laws John Muir)(Paperback)

The first-ever comprehensive book devoted to helping educators use nature journaling as an inspiring teaching tool to engage young people with wild places.In their workshops, John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren are often asked the how-tos of teaching nature journaling: how to manage student groups in

The Opening Country: A Walk Through France (Micklewright John)(Paperback)

In this journey of discovery, John Micklewright travels the slow way, on foot, on paths, tracks and byways from the Channel to the Alps - from the coast of Normandy to the flanks of Mont Blanc. The Opening Country is a beautifully written account of his progress through the French countryside, an

Steep Trails (Muir John)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of essays exploring 29 years of beloved naturalist John Muir's life as he explored the West. Considered one of the patron saints of twentieth-century environmental activity, John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West but also fought for its

Narrow Dog to Indian River (Darlington Terry)(Paperback / softback)

Takes readers on a dangerous, surprising and entertaining journey as a thousand miles of the little-known South-East Seaboard unfold at six miles an hour - the golden marshes of the Carolinas, the incomparable cities of Charleston and Savannah, and the lost arcadias of Georgia and

Long Peace Street: A Walk in Modern China (Chatwin Jonathan)(Paperback)

Recounting a walk of twenty miles across Beijing, Long Peace Street takes the reader on a journey through the city's recent history, explaining how the present and future of the world's rising superpower has been shaped by its tumultuous past, from the demise of the last imperial dynasty in 1912

Wilderness Essays (Muir John)(Pevná vazba)

Part of John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West and wrote about its beauties but also fought for their preservation. His successes dot the landscape and are evident in all the natural features that bear his name: forests, lakes, trails, and glaciers. Here