Wild country

John Muir's foundational and fundamental words on nature and landscapes, wonderfully brought to life in images by Giovanni Manna.

A champion of conservation and wilderness preservation, John Muir dedicated the best years of his adult life to writing letters, essays, and books about the world he loved – especially the wild landscapes of the American West.

More than 100 years after Muir's death, the drive to protect these irreplaceable natural wonders is still strong and perhaps even more urgent than ever. Combining some of the author's most memorable and inspiring words with the evocative images of the illustrator, *Wild Places* reminds us of our shared and inescapable responsibility, that of all inhabitants with their planet Earth.

"Let's explore the Milky Way together." We are citizens of the world, and the entire universe is our home.