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The pathless way : John Muir and American wilderness
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Chronicles the experiences of John Muir and discusses how his life in the wilderness of Wisconsin helped influence his ideas, how his travels shaped his ethical views, how he became an advocate for...
Chronicles the experiences of John Muir and discusses how his life in the wilderness of Wisconsin helped influence his ideas, how his travels shaped his ethical views, how he became an advocate for national parks, and other related topics.
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- Creator
- Michael P. Cohen
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- Language
- English
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- Madison, Wisconsin : University of Wisconsin Press, 1984
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- xvii, 408 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 029909720X, 9780299097202
- OCLC
- ocm10229622
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-400) and index.
- The machine and the flower -- The glacial eye -- The pathless way and the range of light -- The way of geology -- Stormy sermons -- Sacred animals: ecological consciousness -- Sacred groves: man in the woods -- Tourism and the pastoral life -- The genteel wilderness -- Forest reserves -- National parks -- The end and the beginning