The fascinating biography of the Scots-born man regarded as the 'father of America's national parks'. John Muir is regarded as the 'father of America's national parks' and is a towering figure in the history of that country's involvement with ecology. A strong believer in both God and the essential goodness of humanity, he was the founder and first president of the Sierra Club. This wonderful memoir pays tribute to a giant of ecology and is essential reading for lovers of natural history.