{"product_id":"stalking-yosemite-john-muir-battles-the-second-assault-on-yosemite-paperback","title":"Stalking Yosemite: John Muir Battles the Second Assault on Yosemite - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Katherine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf a man delights in spending days watching little furry wild animals harvest flowers, does he have any chance at persuading a United States President, who is the proud hunter of 11,000 kills?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is this man, John Muir, asking? For the President to protect National Parks-where hunting and killing and exploitation, though not allowed, are causing massive damage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's at stake? 536 million acres of American land.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresident \u003cstrong\u003eTheodore Roosevel\u003c\/strong\u003et, privileged, Harvard educated versus \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Muir\u003c\/strong\u003e, emigrant, left University of Wisconsin without a degree-to seek an orchid. Not exactly blood brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Roosevelt asked John to guide him on a President's first visit to Yosemite, because no white man knew the Yosemite as thoroughly as John did. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, John said, No! He wanted to go meet some new trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story--of the 2nd assault on Yosemite National Park in 1903, like the first in 1851--is the story of powerful greedy men circumventing the law to make $100 million dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat scrawny figure stands in their way? A mannerly, passionate, survivor of childhood abuse, who should have been easily bullied, but instead overflowed with courage toward the protection of innocents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is that story-an entitled President and an honorable man whose deep integrity makes him fearless, and which makes him the enemy of powerful men who are not bound by law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e536 million acres\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e200 rivers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNearly a quarter of US lands waiting for protection.\u003c\/strong\u003e Arising from \u003cstrong\u003eone 3-night camping trip\u003c\/strong\u003e between a manly president hunter and a gentle passionate naturalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923668533555,"sku":"9798990322721","price":19.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/i1IQBi9YKT9798990322721.webp?v=1793825508","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/stalking-yosemite-john-muir-battles-the-second-assault-on-yosemite-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}