8. John Muir: Publicizer

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface to the Fifth Edition xvii
5. PROLOGUE 1
6. 1. Old World Roots of Opinion 8
7. 2. A Wilderness Condition 23
8. 3. The Romantic Wilderness 44
9. 4. The American Wilderness 67
10. 5. Henry David Thoreau: Philosopher 84
11. 6. Preserve the Wilderness! 96
12. 7. Wilderness Preserved 108
13. 8. John Muir: Publicizer 122
14. 9. The Wilderness Cult 141
15. 10. Hetch Hetchy 161
16. 11. Aldo Leopold: Prophet 182
17. 12. Decisions for Permanence 200
18. 13. Toward a Philosophy of Wilderness 238
19. 14. Alaska 272
20. 15. The Irony of Victory 316
21. 16. The International Perspective 342
22. Epilogue to the Fifth Edition: Island Civilization 379
23. Bibliography 387
24. Index 393