by Mary Colwell (Author), Jonathan Porritt (Author)
John Muir: the man who taught America to love the wilds
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Throughtout his life, JOHN MUIR was a passionate believer that everyone needs a place to play, and some places were just too special to be destoyed for money. Born in Scotland in 1838, the celebrated naturalist had a harsh childhood, yet he fell irrevocably in love with the world around him. After emigrating to America, he grew up with a passion for nature and its Maker, becoming a founding father of the National Parks of America. A skilled and ingenious inventor, a superb writer and fearless explorer, he found his heaven on earth in the Sierra Nevada mountains. He was the founder and first President of the Sierra Club.
Author Biography
Mary Colwell (Author)
Mary Colwell is an award winning TV, radio and internet producer, who makes programmes for the BBC and the independent sector, mainly on nature and the environment. She is also a presenter and public speaker, a feature writer for The Tablet and a consultant on the relationship between religion and the natural world. In the last 4 years, she has won 14 major broadcasting awards, including a Gold for the Best Internet Production in the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
Sir Jonathon Porritt is an environmentalist and writer, a former Chair of the UK Ecology Party (now the Green Party) and a co-founder of Fprum for the Future.