Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir

About the author

Linnie Marsh Wolfe (1881-1945) worked as both a teacher and a public librarian in California. She also edited John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir.

Summary

Working closely with Muir's family and with his papers, Linnie Marsh Wolfe was able to create a full portrait of her subject, not only as America's firebrand conservationist and founder of the national park system, but also as husband, father, and friend.

Product details

• Authors: Linnie Marsh Wolfe
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2003
• EAN: 9780299186340
• ISBN: 978-0-299-18634-0
• No. of pages: 440
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 220 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 503 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Umweltschutz, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Biography / Autobiography