John Muir : protecting and preserving the environment

Format:

Book

Title:

John Muir : protecting and preserving the environment

Author:

Elliot, Henry.

ISBN:

9780778746812

9780778746683

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series title(s):

Voices for green choices.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The President Goes Camping 4 -- Chapter 2 Boyhood in Scotland and Wisconsin 9 -- Chapter 3 The 1,000-Mile Walk 18 -- Chapter 4 The California Years 26 -- Chapter 5 The Legacy and Struggles Continue 33.

Summary:

Profiles John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club.

Personal Subject:

Muir, John, 1838-1914-Juvenile literature.

Muir, John, 1838-1914.

Muir, John, 1838-1914. (OCoLC)fst00039248

Subject(s):

Naturalists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Conservationists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Naturalists -- United States -- Biography.

Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.

Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Juvenile works.

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Library	Call Number	Status
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John Muir spoke, wrote, and lived the wilderness. His efforts led to Yosemite becoming a national park. Through acts like this, his writings, and his founding of the Sierra Club - one of the most influential conservation groups in the world - John Muir is today credited as one of the key shapers of the modern environmental movement.

Author Notes

Ed Begley, Jr. Living Green
Rachel Carson Fighting Pesticides and Other Chemical Pollutants
Al Gore A Wake-Up Call to Global Warming
John Muir Protecting and Preserving the Environment
David Suzuki Doing Battle with Climate Change
Victor Wouk The Father of the Hybrid Car

Chapter 1 The President Goes Camping	p. 4
Chapter 2 Boyhood in Scotland and Wisconsin	p. 9
Chapter 3 The 1,000-Mile Walk	p. 18
Chapter 4 The California Years	p. 26
Chapter 5 The Legacy and Struggles Continue	p. 33
Chronology	p. 43
Glossary	p. 44
Further Information	p. 46
Index	p. 47
About the Author	p. 48

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