Title Statement |
Cast out of Eden: the untold story of John Muir, Indigenous peoples, and the American wilderness / Robert Aquinas McNally. |
Author |
McNally, Robert Aquinas |
Publication |
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press,[2024]©2024 |
Extent of Item |
xviii, 291 pages |
ISBN |
9781496227263 (hardcover) |
Other Number |
pr07313619 |
Contents |
Prologue : the view from Sheepy Ridge, one --From old world to new --A widening world darkens --The ungodliness of dirt --Yosemite's genocidal backstory --Return to the garden - Well done for wildness! --Missionary to the Tlingits --One savage living on another --The grapes of wealth --Wilderness influencer --On top of the world --River out of Eden --Leave only footprints, take only pictures --Bettering America's best idea --Epilogue : the view from Sheepy Ridge, two. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"Cast Out of Eden explores John Muir's role in the legacy of racialized colonialism affecting U.S. wild lands and points toward a way forward"-- |
Subjects & Genres |
By Topic |
Indigenous peoples--Colonization |
Indigenous peoples--Government relations--1869-1934--North America |
Naturalists--Biography--United States |
Public lands--History--United States |
Nature conservation--Social aspects--History--United States |
Indigenous land transfers--History--West (U.S.) |
By Name |
Muir, John,1838-1914 |
By Location |
United States--Environmental conditions |
United States--Race relations--History |
By Genre |
Biographies |
Personal narratives |