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JOHN MUIR TO THE HEART OF SOLITUDE HC
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StockID: 145458 SKU: 0225NM544
What pushed John Muir to become the pioneering environmentalist and founder of the Sierra Club? 1867: A sawmill is running at full speed with a terrible noise when suddenly- workers run to rescue a man on the ground. He has seriously injured his eyes. John Muir is twenty-nine years old and has to be confined in a dark room: it is likely that he may remain blind. But miraculously- after months of an almost mystical convalescence- he regains his sight. This episode convinces him he's going to leave everything behind and embrace his lifelong dream: head south to meet the wilderness. Armed with only his courage- his youth- a magnifying glass and a botanical book- he treks hundreds of miles on foot from Indiana to Florida. Imagine an almost pristine wilderness- where only a few dangerous ex-soldiers from the South and former slaves thrown out of the old plantations roam… This biography also covers his other life-changing pioneering trek along the Sierra Nevada Trail which now bears his name. Here- in breathtaking vistas- is the inspiration he got to found the Sierra Club- create the first national parks- and become one of America’s first and foremost environmentalist champions. Exquisitely rendered in a sepia tone.
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JOHN MUIR TO THE HEART OF SOLITUDE HC
(W) LOMIG (A) LOMIG (C) LOMIG
NBM GRAPHIC NOVELS
StockID: 145458 SKU: 0225NM544
What pushed John Muir to become the pioneering environmentalist and founder of the Sierra Club? 1867: A sawmill is running at full speed with a terrible noise when suddenly- workers run to rescue a man on the ground. He has seriously injured his eyes. John Muir is twenty-nine years old and has to be confined in a dark room: it is likely that he may remain blind. But miraculously- after months of an almost mystical convalescence- he regains his sight. This episode convinces him he's going to leave everything behind and embrace his lifelong dream: head south to meet the wilderness. Armed with only his courage- his youth- a magnifying glass and a botanical book- he treks hundreds of miles on foot from Indiana to Florida. Imagine an almost pristine wilderness- where only a few dangerous ex-soldiers from the South and former slaves thrown out of the old plantations roam… This biography also covers his other life-changing pioneering trek along the Sierra Nevada Trail which now bears his name. Here- in breathtaking vistas- is the inspiration he got to found the Sierra Club- create the first national parks- and become one of America’s first and foremost environmentalist champions. Exquisitely rendered in a sepia tone.
