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Anywhere that is wild : John Muir's first walk to Yosemite / edited by Peter & Donna Thomas.

Muir, John, 1838-1914 (author.). Thomas, Peter, 1954- (editor.). Thomas, Donna (Donna Sue), (editor.). Yosemite Conservancy (Organization), (issuing body.).

Summary:

John Muir wrote many wonderful books about his travels, but one story-about his long walk from San Francisco to Yosemite-is one book he did not author himself. In April 1868, a very young John Muir stepped off a boat in San Francisco and inquired about the quickest way out of town. ٢But where do you want to go?٣ was the response, to which Muir replied, ٢Anywhere that is wild.٣ Using Muir's personal correspondence and published articles, Peter and Donna Thomas have reconstructed the real story of Muir's literal ramblings over California hills and through dales, with lofty Sierra Nevada peaks, Englishmen, and bears mixed in for good measure. The trip is illustrated by charming cut-paper illustrations that take their inspiration from Muir's love of nature. John Muir's story-telling is so compelling that even 150 years later, seeing the world through his eyes makes us want to head out into the wild.

Record details

ISBN: 9781930238831
ISBN: 1930238835
Physical Description: xv, 47 pages : color illustrations, 1 color map ; 21 cm
Edition: Hardback edition.
Publisher: Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Conservancy, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-47).
Formatted Contents Note:	New York to California -- San Francisco -- Santa Clara Valley -- Pacheco Pass -- San Joaquin Valley -- Botanical information -- Foothills -- Yosemite -- Mariposa Grove to Hopeton.