Here at John Muir NHS you may come by our visitor center, located here in Martinez, CA or you may call us Wednesday - Sunday, from 10 am-5 pm (PT) at (925) 228-8860 to purchase books by and about Mr. Muir.

Here is a current list of books by Mr. Muir that are available.

The Cruise of the Corwin: Artic exploration on the U.S. Revenue Cutter Corwin, in search of the expedition ship Jeanette. $10.00 

John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books: Contains all eight unabridged books- The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, My First Summer in the Sierra, The Mountains of California, Our National Parks, The Yosemite, Travels in Alaska, Steep Trails. $38.00

John Muir: His Life and Letters and Other Writings: A diverse collection with a broader, more intimate reflection of Muir himself. $38.00

John Muir - Nature Writings: A collection of his best loved books in a single volume - My Boyhood and Youth, My First Summer in the Sierra, Mountains of California, Stickeen, along with selected essays including Snow Storm on Mt. Shasta and Hetch Hetchy Valley. $35.00

My First Summer in the Sierra : Muir's journal of his first explorations of the Sierra Nevada. $9.95

Mountains of California : Muir's first published book in 1894 is an account of his life in the Sierra Nevada and a call for the preservation of forests. $10.95

Our National Parks : This is a supreme, vintage guidebook to Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Sequoia National Parks. $26.95

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth : A series of essays on the worlds of a young John Muir. His life in Scotland, farming in Wisconsin, and studying at the University of Wisconsin. $15.95

Steep Trails : A collection of letters and magazine articles written by Muir and printed after his death. $10.00

The Yosemite : Thats right, its about the National Park, and is really an early guidebook, Muir style. $12.95

AThousand Mile Walk to the Gulf : From Muir's earliest journals, this book describes his walk from Indiana through the post-civl war South to the Gulf coast. $10.00

Travels in Alaska : Muir's desriptions of his explorations in the Alaskan wilderness. $10.95

More Writings by John Muir - A series of articles in pamphlet form, written by Muir for "The Atlantic Monthly" 1872-1888

Our Yosemite National Park-$6.95

In the Heart of the California Alps-$3.95

The Hummingbird of the California Water-falls-$3.95

The Proposed Yosemite National Park-$3.95

A Rival of Yosemite-$3.95

The Wild Sheep-$3.95

The Yellowstone National Park-$5.95

There are many biographies about John Muir, but the one that is required reading for all Park Rangers and volunteers, and is also a Pulitzer Prize winner is: Son of the Wilderness-The Life of John Muir, by Linnie Marsh Wolfe. $24.95