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This collection of ten essays extols the beauty, grandeur, and importance of Yosemite, Sequoia, Yellowstone, and other national parks of the American West and urges the preservation of these natural areas. It was this book, published in 1901, that brought John Muir to the attention of his... read more
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"Keep not standing fix'd and rooted, Briskly venture, briskly roam; Head and hand, where'er though foot it, And stout heart are still at home.
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Prologue
1. The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West
2. The Yellowstone National Park
3. The Yosemite National Park
4. The Forests of the Yosemite
5. The Wild Gardens of the Yosemite
6. Among the Animals of the Yosemite
7. Among the Birds of the Yosemite
8. The Fountains and Streams of the Yosemite National Park
9. The Sequoia and General Grant National Parks
10. The American Forests
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- Books › Travel › United States › States › California › Yosemite
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