PASSION FOR NATURE (LIFE OF JOHN MUIR) (PB)

An astonishingly detailed biography of the great Scottish conservationist John Muir. Using intricate sourcing from Muir’s private correspondence, Donald Worster provides a unique window into the personal life of the great man. The book explores Muir’s boyhood days in Scotland, to his travels in Wisconsin and California, alongside his familial relationships and friendships with other famous people, including Ralph Waldo Emerson and Theodore Roosevelt. We’re presented with a portrait of Muir as a gifted scientist, father, husband and self-made man of wealth and adventure.