John Muir
B' e John Muir (21 an Giblean 1838–24 an Dùbhlachd 1914), creag-eòlaiche, neach-coimhearsnachd, eòlaiche agus rannsachair Albannach-Ameireaganach a bha cudromach ann an tòiseachadh a' ghluasad coimhearsnachd. Bhrosnaich an sgrìobhadh nàdair aige mòran, agus lean an coiteachadh aige gu cruthachadh Pàirc Nàiseanta Yosemite ann an Calafòrnia, aon de' n ciad phàircean nàiseanta anns an t-saoghal. Cuideachd, thòisich e an Sierra Club. Rugadh e ann an Dùn Barra ann an 1838. Bha 5 peathraichean agus 2 bhràthair aice. Dh'imrich an teaghlach aige gu Wisconsin, Ameireaga ann an 1849. Chaochail e ann an Los Angeles, Calafòrnia ann an latha na Nollaige 1914.[1] Sgrìobh e 300 artaigilean agus 12 leabhraichean.
Chaidh an Slighe John Muir, o Bhaile Eilidh a Dhùn Barr ainmeachadh air.[2]
Leabhraichean
[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]- Studies in the Sierra (1874 ath-fhoillsichte 1950)
- Picturesque California (1888–1890)
- The Mountains of California. New York: Century, 1894.
- Our National Parks. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1901.
- Stickeen: The Story of a Dog. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1909.
- My First Summer in the Sierra. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1911.
- Edward Henry Harriman. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page, 1911.
- The Yosemite. New York: Century, 1912.
- The Story of My Boyhood and Youth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913.
- Travels in Alaska. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1915.
- Letters to a Friend. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1915.
- A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916.
- The Cruise of the Corwin. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1917.
- Steep Trails. Boston: Houghton, 1918.
- Nature Writings: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth; My First Summer in the Sierra; The Mountains of California; Stickeen; Selected Essays. New York: Library of America, 1997.
- Gifford, Terry. John Muir: His Life and Letters and Other Writings. London: Seattle: Mountaineers, 1996.
- ed. Tim Flinders. John Muir: Spiritual Writings Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2013
Artaigilean air loidhne
[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]- "Alaska. The Discovery of Glacier Bay"
- "The American Forests"
- "Among the Animals of the Yosemite"
- "Among the Birds of the Yosemite"
- "The Coniferous Forests of the Sierra Nevada"
- "Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park"
- "The Forests of Yosemite Park"
- "Fountains and Streams of the Yosemite"
- "In the Heart of the California Alps"
- "Living Glaciers of California"
- "The New Sequoia Forests of California"
- "A Rival of the Yosemite, King's River Canon"
- "Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta"
- "Studies in the Sierra: The Glacier Meadows of the Sierra"
- "Studies in the Sierra: The Mountain Lakes of California"
- "Studies in the Sierra: The Passes of the Sierra"
- "The Treasures of the Yosemite"
- "The Wild Gardens of the Yosemite Park"
- "The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West"
- "The Wild Sheep of the Sierra"
- "The Yellowstone National Park"
- "The Yosemite National Park"
Iomraidhean
[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]- ↑ “Life & Legacy”. John Muir Birthplace Trust. Air a thogail 24mh dhen Dùbhlachd 2018.
- ↑ “John Muir Way | Coast to Coast”. Air a thogail 24mh dhen Dùbhlachd 2018.