Synopsis
This book was written in 1912 by John Muir, the greatest naturalist of the twentieth century. This work is deals with Valei Yosemite, created by President Roosevelt who had been influenced by his writings . Muir fought for the preservation of the natural heritage of the United States . His ideas also came to be the basis of environmentalism and environmental ethic .
Chapters
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Chapter 1a beginning with The Approach to the Valley
Duration: 13min -
Chapter 1b beginning with First View: The Bridal Veil
Duration: 16min -
Chapter 1c beginning with The Yosemite Fall
Duration: 13min -
Chapter 1d beginning with The Nevada Fall
Duration: 13min -
Chapter 1e beginning with An Unexpected Adventure
Duration: 13min -
Chapter 2 Winter Storms and Spring Floods
Duration: 16min -
Chapter 3 Snow-storms
Duration: 14min -
Chapter 4a beginning with Snow Banners
Duration: 11min -
Chapter 4b beginning with Earthquake Storms
Duration: 17min -
Chapter 5 The Trees of the Valley
Duration: 07min -
Chapter 6a beginning with The Forest Trees in General
Duration: 13min -
Chapter 6b beginning with The Yellow or Silver Pine
Duration: 16min -
Chapter 6c beginning with The Two-leaved Pine
Duration: 11min -
Chapter 6d beginning with The Mountain Hemlock
Duration: 10min -
Chapter 7 The Big Trees
Duration: 29min -
Chapter 8 The Flowers
Duration: 18min -
Chapter 9 The Birds
Duration: 13min -
Chapter 10 The South Dome
Duration: 12min -
Chapter 11 The Ancient Yosemite Glaciers: How the Valley was Formed
Duration: 42min -
Chapter 12a beginning with How Best To Spend One's Time
Duration: 22min
