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A collection of essays exploring 29 years of beloved naturalist John Muir's life as he explored the West.

'When a man plants a tree, he plants himself. Every root is an anchor, over which he rests with grateful interest, and becomes sufficiently calm to feel the joy of living.'

Steep Trails encompasses a delightful mix of John Muir's essays... Read Full Overview

John Muir's Explorations of the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains

This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of John Muir's 1918 Steep Trails is part study of natural history, part exploration of the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain States:... Read Full Overview

John Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada of California, have been... Read Full Overview

Steep Trails is a great natural history books by the great American naturalist John Muir that describes the mountains and forests of the western United States and the wildlife that exists there. This nature classic contains the following foreward: "The papers brought together... Read Full Overview

The papers brought together in this volume have, in a general way, been arranged in chronological sequence. They span a period of twenty-nine years of Muir's life, during which they appeared as letters and articles, for the most part in publications of limited and local circulation... Read Full Overview

William Frederic Bad (January 22, 1871 - March 4, 1936), perhaps best known as the literary executor and biographer of John Muir, was a versatile scholar of wide interests. As an archaeologist, he led the excavation of Tell en-Nasbeh in Palestine, now believed on the basis of... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""The papers brought together in this volume have, in a general way, been arranged in chronological sequence. They span a period of twenty-nine years of Muir's life, during which they appeared as letters and articles, for the most part in publications of limited and local circulation... Read Full Overview

Moral improvers have calls to preach. I have a friend who has a call to plough, and woe to the daisy sod or azalea thicket that falls under the savage redemption of his keen steel shares. Not content with the so-called subjugation of every terrestrial bog, rock, and moorland,... Read Full Overview

Steep Trails, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This... Read Full Overview

Steep Trails by John Muir is a celebrated work of nature writing that captures the essence of wilderness exploration and American landscapes. In this compelling collection, Muir chronicles his hiking adventures through rugged mountains and scenic landscapes, offering readers... Read Full Overview

Embark on a journey through the rugged landscapes of the American West with John Muir's "Steep Trails." This collection of writings captures Muir's deep connection to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the untamed wilderness of California. A passionate advocate for conservation,... Read Full Overview

Embark on a journey through the rugged landscapes of the American West with John Muir's "Steep Trails." This collection of writings captures Muir's deep connection to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the untamed wilderness of California. A passionate advocate for conservation,... Read Full Overview

The papers brought together in this volume have, in a general way, been arranged in chronological sequence. They span a period of twenty-nine years of Muir's life, during which they appeared as letters and articles, for the most part in publications of limited and local circulation... Read Full Overview