My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

My First Summer in the Sierra (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781782114437)

Author: John Muir
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Format: Paperback
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My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

My First Summer in the Sierra

$14.00
My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

My First Summer in the Sierra

$14.00
Format: Paperback
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In the summer of 1869, John Muir set out from California's Central Valley with a flock of sheep and trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. His journals describe the summer he spent in what would become Yosemite National Park.

Celebrating the Sierra's lizards and mountain lions, tall trees and waterfalls, fierce thunderstorms and bears, Muir raises an awareness of nature to a spiritual dimension.

John Muir is internationally acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of modern conservation and his vision, passion and integrity continue to inspire readers today - particularly in this, his best-loved book.



Author: John Muir
ISBN-10: 1782114432
ISBN-13: 9781782114437
Publisher: Canongate Books
Language: English
Published: 04/10/2014
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.70d
By John Muir
By John Muir
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John Muir (1838-1914) was born and raised in Dunbar, East Lothian. When his family emigrated to Wisconsin in 1849, young John was bought up to hard labour on his father's homestead. A natural inventor, he first discovered the joys of walking, and writing, after an industrial accident nearly blinded him. His journals, articles and lectures helped to develop international awareness of the need to preserve and protect the environment, and led to the foundation of the General Grant, Sequoia and Yosemite national parks in the US, as well as important conservation areas in his native East Lothian. John Muir has been honoured ever since as the father of the modern environment movement.

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