John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire: How a Visionary and the Glaciers of Alaska Changed America
by Heacox, Kim
John Muir was a fascinating man who was many things: inventor, scientist, revolutionary, druid (a modern day Celtic priest), husband, father, and a shining son of the Scottish Enlightenment -- both in temperament and intellect. Kim Heacox bring us a story that evolves as Muir’s life did, from one of outdoor adventure into one of ecological guardianship. Muir went from impassioned author to leading activist in a journey as transformative as the story of America itself. The book is not just an exciting profile of Muir, but an expose on glaciers, and their importance in the world today. The book also offers an environmental caveat on global climate change alongside a beacon of hope: Muir shows us how one person changed America, helped it its wilderness, and in turn, gave us a better world.