Anne Rowthorn

Wisdom of John Muir


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      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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      ISBN 978-0-89997-694-5

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      TABLE of CONTENTS

       DEDICATION

       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       FOREWORD

       INTRODUCTION

       CHAPTER 1: Earth-Planet, Universe

       The Beginnings of Lifelong Wanderings

       Everything New and Pure

       Leaving for the University of the Wilderness

       Joyful and Free

       Life and Death in a Graveyard

       Imperishable Impressions that Vibrate Our Lives

       CHAPTER 2: The Morning of Creation

       Arriving in the Enchanting World of the Sierra Nevada

       A New Earth Every Day

       A Window Opening into Heaven

       The Sun’s Glorious Greeting

       Deep Summer Joy

       In the Morning

       In the Cool of the Evening

       An Evening under the Stars and Moon

       A Picturesque Snow Storm

       CHAPTER 3: The Power of Beauty

       Nature’s Cathedral

       The Power of Beauty

       A Peaceful Joyful Stream of Beauty

       Opening a Thousand Windows

       Enduring Beauty

       Illilouette Falls

       A Beautiful Crystal Hill

       One Grand Canyon of Canyons

       Leaf Shadows

       Reflections of the Creator

       CHAPTER 4: Trees of Life

       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