In "Travels in Alaska," John Muir brings the magnificence of the vast expanses of unexplored Alaskan territory to life. Muir's prose reveals his enthusiasm for nature, and he weaves clear and distinct pictures through his words. His writing is very personal, and his favorable feelings toward the land are very apparent. Reading "Travels in Alaska" is like reading a diary or journal. Throughout the book, Muir provides many detailed descriptions of the state. He is also very detailed in his account of the many people he meets. Anyone could read the book and find enjoyment learning about Alaska...
In "Travels in Alaska," John Muir brings the magnificence of the vast expanses of unexplored Alaskan territory to life. Muir's prose reveals his enthu...
John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, had not yet become the famed conservationist whom he liked to call "John o' the Mountains" when he first trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada not long after the end of the Civil War. Having caught a glimpse of such magical places as Tuolumne Meadows and El Capitan, Muir ached to return, and in the summer of 1869 he signed on with a crew of shepherds and drove a flock of 2,500 woolly critters toward the headwaters of the Merced River. The diary he kept while tending sheep forms the heart of My First Summer in the Sierra; published in 1911, it...
John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, had not yet become the famed conservationist whom he liked to call "John o' the Mountains" when he first trekke...
