Earth-Planet, Universe : John Muir

Focuses on the pioneering crusade of John Muir to save the beautiful Yosemite Valley in California from lumbermen, miners, and sheep and cattle herders. Traces Muir's life through his Scottish upbringing, farming in Wisconsin and California, and his enjoyment of reading, inventing, and writing. Records how he eventually persuaded Congress to preserve some wilderness areas, including the Yosemite Valley, which became part of Yosemite National Park in 1906., Focuses on the pioneering crusade of John Muir to save the beautiful Yosemite Valley in California from lumbermen, miners, and sheep and cattle herders. Traces Muir's life through his Scottish upbringing, farming in Wisconsin and California, and his enjoyment of reading, inventing, and writing. Records how he eventually persuaded Congress to preserve some wilderness areas, including the Yosemite Valley, which became part of Yosemite National Park in 1906.