John Muir (1838-1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author and advocate of preservation of the U.S. wilderness. "Every particle of rock or water or air has God by its side leading it the way it should go; The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness; In God's wildness is the hope of the world." -- John Muir, Travels in Alaska Review "The richness of his writing roots deeper into the terrain than any other wilderness writer known to me." -- David Craig, Los Angeles Times Book Review