A Wind Storm In The Forest

Name: A Wind Storm In The Forest
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: John Muir
ISBN: 9798886421125

Author: John Muir

Narrator: Terence Aselford

Unabridged: 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio

Published: 01/21/2025

Categories: Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation, Mountaineering

Synopsis

In this essay, Muir tells his experience of climbing to the top of a tree and riding it for hours through a wild Sierra storm. As he writes, “the danger to life and limb is hardly greater than one would experience crouching deprecatingly beneath a roof.” This selection is part of the full length audiobook, "Storm: Stories of Survival From Land and Sea."
John Muir who was a naturalist and the founder of Sierra Club one of the most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. Terence Aselford has narrated over 150 audiobooks. His acting career has included regional theatre roles ranging from Shakespeare to Neil Simon, on camera work in NBC’s “Unsolved Mysteries”, national television commercials, industrial videos and voice-overs.

About John Muir

John Muir (1838 - 1914), known as both John of the Mountains and The Father of the National Parks, was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books, which tell of his adventures in nature, have been read by millions. His activism, including founding The Sierra Club, has helped to preserve natural areas such as the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gina on December 30, 2020

This is my first Muir book and it shan’t be my past! He is such a talented writer and so passionate about his subject. There were a few times when I got a bit bogged down in his lists of measurements and even some of his seemingly endless lists of different types of flowers or trees. Those could eas......more

Goodreads review by Philip on August 15, 2024

John Muir clearly was deeply in love with the trees and wildlife around him and his writing is one of the most beautiful celebrations of nature I have ever read. Each of these glorious trees, animals, and mountains is sung about in poetic extremism. There's a lot of passion going on here, and I woul......more

Goodreads review by Shayla on February 17, 2024

I don’t think I have ever read something so full of passion. You can feel John Muir’s love of the wilderness as he details the western world he loved so much. I also didn’t know I could read a whole page about how amazing a squirrel is.......more

Goodreads review by Maddie on May 13, 2024

Respectfully, Mr. Muir, thank you for everything you did for our national parks system but this book took me 1.5 years to read because it never failed to put me to sleep within 5 pages.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on November 18, 2018

John Muir is one of my heroes and a prolific writer. He's also incredibly verbose. I did enjoy this series of essays in book form though, very much so. His insights from 100+ years ago, his visions for the future, and his laments still ring true today. Something he says at the end really resonated -......more