John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire
How a Visionary and the Glaciers of Alaska Changed America
Now in paperback!A dual biography of two of the most compelling elements in the narrative of wild America, John Muir and Alaska.John Muir was a fascinating man who was many things: inventor, scientist, revolutionary, druid (a modern day Celtic priest), husband, son, father and friend, and a shining son of the Scottish Enlightenment -- both in temperament and intellect. Kim Heacox, author of The Only Kayak, bring us a story that evolves as Muir's life did, from one of outdoor adventure into one of ecological guardianship---Muir went from impassioned author to leading activist. The book is not just an engaging and dramatic profile of Muir, but…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4930-0932-9
- EAN: 9781493009329
- Produktnummer: 22086904
- Verlag: Lyons Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 266 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.4 cm 339 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 339
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