John Muir, To Yosemite and Beyond, Writings from the Years 1863 to 1875. Edited by Robert Engberg and Donald Wesling

Authors

John Muir

Files

Kimes Entry Number

481

Original Date

1-1-1980

William and Maymie Kimes Annotation

The editors' intent is to construct Muir's autobiography from 1863, when he left the University, through the year 1875. They accomplish this by using letters, early articles, and excerpts from journals and manuscripts, both published and many heretofore unpublished. With interpretive passages to bridge the selected writings, the editors follow Muir through the critical years of his development from a young man to his maturity, when he finds his life work and is emerging as an accepted writer and a scientist. The new material gives additional insight into Muir's early years. Included in the book is a small section of contemporary biographical writings about Muir entitled "A Magical Person: View of John Muir in Yosemite by Several Travelers (1870-1872)." Of interest is a complete reprint of the first article (no. 2) that Muir sent to a newspaper, "Yosemite Glaciers. The Ice Streams of the Great Valley. . . . ," published in the New York Daily Tribune, December 5, 1871. With the publication of this book, a paperback was issued simultaneously at $6.95.

Publication

Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press

Page/Column

xvi, 171 pp.

Size/Description

Illus., 21.5 cm. Beige cloth with brown lettering on spine; 11 illus. Price: $17.50

Recommended Citation

Muir, John, "John Muir, To Yosemite and Beyond, Writings from the Years 1863 to 1875. Edited by Robert Engberg and Donald Wesling" (1980). John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986). 560.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmb/560