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Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail

Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail

Elizabeth Wenk

... Season Mid-June–early August Locations Mt. Dana, Muir Pass, Kearsarge Pass, Shepherd Pass, Mt. Whitney Leaves and Stems: Reaching no more than 10 cm in height, this species has a dense rosette of dark to bluish-green, elongate, ...
The Dana Saga: Three Centuries of the Dana Family in Cambridge

The Dana Saga: Three Centuries of the Dana Family in Cambridge

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana

For the details of these various grants of land to Richard Dana, see Elizabeth Ellery Dana, The Dana Family in America, Cambridge, 1942, pp. 41-42. "The Records of the Town of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, 1901, pp. 135, 151 ...
The Dana Family in America

The Dana Family in America

Elizabeth Ellery Dana

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana carried on the work, which was unfin- ished at the time of the compiler's death. It was completed by the Dana Genealogical Committee and edited for publication by Thomas de Valcourt.
The Wilderness World of John Muir

The Wilderness World of John Muir

John Muir

A collection of Muir's finest nature and environmental writings includes excerpts from all his major works, including Travels in Alaska and My First Summer in the Sierra. Reprint.
John Muir: Family, Friends, and Adventures

John Muir: Family, Friends, and Adventures

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New information on the life of the famed environmentalist presented in 2001 at the John Muir Institute, hosted by the John Muir Center.
Papers of John Adams

Papers of John Adams

John Adams

1Probably Francis Dana Jr. (1777–1853), who graduated from Harvard in 1796 ( Eliza- beth Ellery Dana, Dana Family in ... AA wrote Elizabeth Ellery Dana, Francis Dana's wife, indicating that her unborn daughter should be named Harriet and ...
Loving God's Wildness: The Christian Roots of Ecological ...

Loving God's Wildness: The Christian Roots of Ecological ...

Jeffrey Bilbro

Robert Fuller portrays Muir as a pantheist (51), and Adam Sowards follows Weiss and Taylor in reading Muir's Christianity as merely a vocabular inheritance. 5. Elsewhere, Stoll also places Muir in the Reformed Protestant tradition because of  ...
Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr.

Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr.

Jeffrey L. Amestoy

Eugene Exman, The Brothers Harper (New York: Harper and Row, 1965), 106– 109. Dana Sr. to Dana, 4 February 1840, quoted in Metzdorf, “Publishing History,” 317 (emphasis in original). Dana to Dana Sr., 20 February 1840, ibid., 318. Ibid.
The Market for Retirement Financial Advice

The Market for Retirement Financial Advice

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... much like FINRA is for brokers. These three developments will shape the politics and the substance of the debate over harmonization in the months and years to come. The author received helpful comments from Brian Baltz, Dana Muir, and ...
A Manager's Guide to Employment Law: How to Protect Your ...

A Manager's Guide to Employment Law: How to Protect Your ...

Dana M. Muir

Full of invaluable practical advice, this book shows how familiarity with legal principles can help managers select, motivate, and lead their employees with greater confidence and effectiveness.
John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir

John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir

John Muir

The sixty extant journals and numerous notes in this volume were written from 1867 to 1911. They start seven years after the time covered in The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, Muir's uncompleted autobiography.
District and County Reports: Containing Reports of Cases ...

District and County Reports: Containing Reports of Cases ...

Pennsylvania. Courts

At the date of testator's death in 1914 the stirpes were nine in number, and consisted of four living brother and sisters of testator's father, namely, Anderson Dana, Frances Dana Miller, Helen Dana Mills and Mary Dana Piatt, and the issue of ...
Papers of Marcie Muir Relating to Katie Langloh Parker

Papers of Marcie Muir Relating to Katie Langloh Parker

Marcie Muir

The remaining papers in the collection consist mainly of Muir's research, drafts and correspondence relating to this publication (5 boxes, 1 file).
Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook

Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook

Robert A. Papper

In most cases the name goes on the first line and the title on the second: CG: Dana Greene Cityville Police Chief CG: Dana Greene Village County Sheriff CG: Dana Greene Ohio Lt. Governor CG: Dana Greene Alaska Governor TITLE AND  ...
John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books

John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books

John Muir

Features the eight influential books in which John Muir reflects on the beauty of America's wilderness and fights for their protection.
Index to Mr. [John] Muir's Sanskrit Texts: Parts First and ...

Index to Mr. [John] Muir's Sanskrit Texts: Parts First and ...

John Muir

Parts First and Second John Muir. Dadat, ii. 98 Dadatah, ii. 98 Dadathuh, ii. 131 Dadatï, ii. 30 Dadäti, ii. 12,30, 98 Dadato, ii. ... 127 Danam, declens., ii, 250 Danavas, i. 38, 166 f, 192 ; ii. 431 Danavratas, i. 193 Dandaka forest, ii. 425 Dandan, ii.
Accounting Complexity and Misreporting: Manipulation Or Mistake?

Accounting Complexity and Misreporting: Manipulation Or Mistake?

Kyle Peterson

The other members of my committee, Russell Lundholm, Ilia Dichev, Dana Muir, and Yoonseok Lee, also supplied a great amount of support, encouragement, and critical thinking. I appreciate the advice, guidance and support of current and  ...
The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards ...

The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards ...

Gerald F. Davis

They include J. Adam Cobb, David Drews, Wallace Katz, Maggie Levenstein, Dana Muir, and Niels Selling; three excellent BerrettKoehler reviewers: Jeffrey Kulick, Robert Ellman, and Michael S. Brady; and particularly Steve Piersanti, who ...
GROUNDING OF VOICE IN EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

GROUNDING OF VOICE IN EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

DANA MUIR

519: Agriculture and Income Distribution in Rural Vietnam under Economic Reforms: A Tale of Two Regions Dwayne Benjamin and Loren Brandt Mar. 2002 No. 518: Property Rights, Labour Markets, and Efficiency in a Transition Economy : ...
Complementary and Private Pensions throughout the World 2008

Complementary and Private Pensions throughout the World 2008

OECD

Correspondents that are not members of the ISSA, IOPS and OECD include: ited States: John Turner, formerly Senior Policy Advisor, AARP, and Dana Muir, Pension Law Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. Data for ...
The Pentagon: A Mathematics Magazine for Students

The Pentagon: A Mathematics Magazine for Students

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New Initiates - Sarah Bloss, Benjamin Breakall, Matthew Crawford, Vincent Fabbri, Jeffrey Meyer, April Muir, Sean Uthe, Bradley Yoder. MI Alpha- Albion College Corresponding Secretary-Mark Bollman New Initiates-William Green, Dana ...
My First Summer in the Sierra

My First Summer in the Sierra

John Muir

Muir's engaging journal describes majestic vistas, flora and fauna, as well as the region's other breathtaking natural wonders. 21 black-and-white illustrations.
John Muir: Protecting and Preserving the Environment

John Muir: Protecting and Preserving the Environment

Henry Elliot

Profiles John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club.
Ethics and Governance: Business as Mediating Institution

Ethics and Governance: Business as Mediating Institution

Timothy L. Fort

They include Jeff Nesteruk, Robbin Derry, Mike Naughton, Tom Dunfee, Bill Frederick, Steve Salbu, Joshua Margolis, Bob Kennedy, Dana Muir, and Tom Shaffer. In addition, no significant work leaves my hands unless my wife, Nancy Nerad, ...
Index to Mr. Muir's Sanskrit Texts, parts first and second. ...

Index to Mr. Muir's Sanskrit Texts, parts first and second. ...

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73 Damis, ii. 192 Damnёmi, ii. 242 Damйnah, ii. 160 Damyami, ii. 242 Dana, ii. 235 Danachariya, ii. 127 Danam, declens., ii. 250 Danavas, i. 38, 166 f, 192; ii. 431 Dänavratas, i. 193 Dandaka forest, ii. 425 Dandan, ii. 229 Dandi, ii. 56 Dandi , ii.
A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir

A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir

Donald Worster

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Worster, Donald, 1941– A passion for nature ; the life of John Muir / Donald Worster. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-19-516682-8 1. Muir, John, 1838–1914. 2.
A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir

A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir

Donald Worster

Yet the book also describes a Muir who was a successful fruit-grower, a talented scientist and world-traveler, a doting father and husband, a self-made man of wealth and political influence.

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