Sat, Jun 6, 2009 -- 1:00 PM

Stanfords Aurora Forum: A Passion for Nature: Exploring the Life of John Muir

Sat, Jun 6, 2009 -- 1:00 PM

Stanford's Aurora Forum: A Passion for Nature: Exploring the Life of John Muir -- In Donald Worster's new biography, John Muir's "special self" is fully explored as is his extraordinary ability, then and now, to get others to see the sacred beauty of the natural world. "A Passion for Nature" is the most complete account of the great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club ever written. Rich in detail and personal anecdote, it traces Muir from his boyhood in Scotland and frontier Wisconsin to his adult life in California right after the Civil War up to his death on the eve of World War I. Donald Worster appears in a conversation with Richard White, moderated by Jon Christensen. This program was recorded May 7, 2009 at Stanford University's Kresge Auditorium.