The Wisdom of John Muir
100+ Selections from the Letters, Journals, and Essays of the Great Naturalist
1st EDITION 2012
Copyright © 2012 by Anne Rowthorn
Front cover photo: John Muir at Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California—John Muir Papers, Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. © 1984 Muir-Hanna Trust
Cover design: Scott McGrew
Interior design: Annie Long
Editors: Susan Haynes and Donna Poehner
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TABLE of CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: Earth-Planet, Universe
The Beginnings of Lifelong Wanderings
Leaving for the University of the Wilderness
Imperishable Impressions that Vibrate Our Lives
CHAPTER 2: The Morning of Creation
Arriving in the Enchanting World of the Sierra Nevada
An Evening under the Stars and Moon
CHAPTER 3: The Power of Beauty
A Peaceful Joyful Stream of Beauty
American Forests! The Glory of the World!
Pruning by Rain
Sugar Pines
King Sequoia
The Big Tree
Wind Storm in the Forest
Music of the Treetops
CHAPTER 5: Companions and Fellow Mortals
Humanity’s Place in the Cosmos
Kinship with the Oxen Team and Cows
Reflection after the Death of Nob
A Terrible, Beautiful Reptile
Lament for the Passenger Pigeon
The Bravest of all Sierra Mountaineers
Our Sympathy Is Widened