duggimon's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of excerpts, articles and letters, this book isn't as good as the more effective works focused on a single trip or period. Nevertheless, Muir's writing remains eminently readable and the passion with which he regards his beloved wild spaces shines through even the driest of scientific analysis of the various plant species.
Muir was known to his contemporaries for his work as an activist, promoting the preservation of the wild areas of his beloved America and many of these articles were written with that goal in mind. Reading through them it is no wonder he was able to achieve as much as he did, with the establishing of national parks and encouraging organisations like the Sierra Club. It is hard to imagine anyone reading this at the time and not being moved to at least consider that this man had it right.
Muir was known to his contemporaries for his work as an activist, promoting the preservation of the wild areas of his beloved America and many of these articles were written with that goal in mind. Reading through them it is no wonder he was able to achieve as much as he did, with the establishing of national parks and encouraging organisations like the Sierra Club. It is hard to imagine anyone reading this at the time and not being moved to at least consider that this man had it right.
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