John A. Murray (1) (1954–)

Author of Compass American Guides: Alaska

For other authors named John A. Murray, see the disambiguation page.

About the Author

John Murray is the editor of numerous nature anthologies, such as "Out among the Wolves", "The Great Bear" & "Nature's New Voices". Most recently, he is the author of the acclaimed book "Cinema Southwest". He lives in Denver. (Bowker Author Biography)

Works by John A. Murray

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Compass American Guides: Alaska (1997) 58 copies

Cinema Southwest: An illustrated Guide to the Movies and their Locations (2000) 51 copies

American nature writing, 1995 (1995) 42 copies

A Republic of Rivers: Three Centuries of Nature Writing from Alaska and the Yukon (1990) 40 copies

Writing About Nature: A Creative Guide (2003) 39 copies

Out Among the Wolves: Contemporary Writings on the Wolf (1993) 38 copies

The Islands and the Sea: Five Centuries of Nature Writing from the Caribbean (1991) 31 copies

The Great Bear: Contemporary Writings on the Grizzly (1992) 31 copies

The Sierra Club Nature Writing Handbook: A Creative Guide (1995) 31 copies

The Quotable Nature Lover: A Nature Conservancy Book (1999) 24 copies, 1 review

The River Reader: A Nature Conservancy Book (1998) 24 copies

Nature's New Voices (1992) 23 copies

America's lighthouses (2000) 21 copies

America's national parks (2005) 20 copies

Colorado Plateau (1998) 20 copies

The Gila Wilderness: A Hiking Guide (1988) 19 copies

American Nature Writing 1994 (1994) 19 copies

American Nature Writing 1996 (1996) 18 copies

American Nature Writing 1997 (1997) 17 copies

The Seacoast Reader: A Nature Conservancy Book (1999) 16 copies

The Mountain Reader (Nature Conservancy Books) (2000) 15 copies

Desert Awakenings (1998) 14 copies

A Thousand Leagues of Blue: The Sierra Club Book of the Pacific (1994) 14 copies

Mythmakers of the West (2001) 13 copies

American Nature Writing 2000: A Celebration of Women Writers (2000) 11 copies

American Nature Writing 1998 (Annual) (1998) 10 copies

Wild Africa: Three Centuries of Nature Writing from Africa (1993) — Editor — 9 copies

Cactus Country: An Illustrated Guide (1996) 9 copies

American Nature Writing 1999 (1999) 8 copies

Another Country: Encounters With the Red Rock Desert (2002) 8 copies

American Nature Writing 2001 (American Nature Writing, 2001) (2001) 6 copies

Grizzly Bears: An Illustrated Field Guide (1995) 6 copies

American Nature Writing 2003 (American Nature Writing) (2003) 4 copies

The Indian Peaks Wilderness Area: A hiking and field guide (1985) 4 copies

The South San Juan Area Wilderness (1989) 3 copies

NATURE WRITING HANDBOOK: A CREATIVE GUIDE 1 copy

Indian Peaks Wilderness area 1 copy

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Adventure America (2002) 68 copies, 2 reviews

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