Updated September 2026
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All free classicsMy First Summer in the Sierra
Our National Parks
The Mountains of California
Steep Trails
The Yosemite
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
Travels in Alaska
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
Stickeen
Letters to a Friend, Written to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr, 1866-1879
The Grand Cañon of the Colorado
Cruise of the Revenue-Steamer Corwin in Alaska and the N.W. Arctic Ocean in 1881
About John Muir
John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
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