The Writings of John Muir (10 Volumes) 1916-24 : Scots American Naturalist

The Writings of John Muir

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1916-1924. Complete in 10 volumes. Cloth bindings. Illustrated.

The uniform edition of John Muir's Works, the great Scottish-American naturalist, published posthumously. 

Includes the following: 

Vol I: The Story of my Boyhood and Youth; 
Vol II: My First Summer in the Sierra; 
Vol III: Travels in Alaska; 
Vol IV: The Mountains of California, I; 
Vol V: The Mountains of California, II; 
Vol VI: Our National Parks; 
Vol VII: The Cruise of the Corwin; 
Vol VIII: Steep Trails: California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon; 
Vol IX: The Life and Letters of John Muir, I (by William Frederic Bade);
Vol X: The Life and Letters of John Muir, II. Condition notes:

CONDITION
A very good clean set throughout. All cloth bindings very good. All contents present and pages very clean throughout. No foxing, stains, writing, etc. Overall a very good set.

John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.

His books, letters and essays describing his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park, and his example has served as an inspiration for the preservation of many other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he co-founded, is a prominent American conservation organization. In his later life, Muir devoted most of his time to his wife and the preservation of the Western forests. As part of the campaign to make Yosemite a national park, Muir published two landmark articles on wilderness preservation in The Century Magazine, "The Treasures of the Yosemite" and "Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park"; this helped support the push for the US Congress to pass a bill in 1890 establishing Yosemite National Park. The spiritual quality and enthusiasm toward nature expressed in his writings has inspired readers, including presidents and congressmen, to take action to help preserve large nature areas.