The Discovery of Glacier Bay: 1879. by Muir--1 to 9 copies. Brand new.

Description: This listing is for 1 to 9 copies of The Discovery of Glacier Bay (1879). by John Muir, its discoverer. Adventures in a truly Alaskan Wild with ice floes, bergs, mountain peaks, Indians, canoe travel. Spending several "icy summers" in Alaska, Muir earned the name "Ice Chief", exploring Glacier Bay and its region. It was a fitting continuation to his involvement with glaciers, for he had developed the glacial origin theory for Yosemite Valley, in spite of the fact that there the glaciers were almost entirely gone. Here at Glacier Bay, no imagination was needed to understand the processes. Reprinted from Century Magazine. Engravings of ice and peaks abound in the book. 16 pages. ISBN-10: 0-89646-045-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-045-4.Published by VistaBooks. Binding is trade paper with stitched spine printed with title and author. This book is listed by the publisher at 3.95 per copy. Multi-copy purchases are much lower. The book is listed as brand new as it is from publisher's inventory and has never circulated. Ships via U.S. media mail to U.S. addresses only. If order is needed before stated handling time, email with your needs before ordering as we can usually comply--we will email our response; we just don't want to suggest more than what we might be able to do in case we're in a crunch or on a trip. Want more copies? Se other listing on eBay. For more titles on nature, outdoors, American history see the VistaBooks Outlet store. Also, medleys of multiple titles are available there for themes of Western Americana, Colorado, Yosemite, Native American, national parks, maritime, Nevada/Great Basin, Lake Tahoe/Virginia City NV, Hawaii, California, exploring/mountaineering, Yellowstone/Grand Teton, John Muir.Thanks for looking,--vistaboksman

Price: 3.95 USD

Location: Silverthorne, Colorado

End Time: 2025-01-21T19:17:17.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD