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My First Summer in the Sierra

By John Muir
Introduction by Mike Davis
Photographed by Herbert W. Gleason

By John Muir
Introduction by Mike Davis
Photographed by Herbert W. Gleason

By John Muir
Introduction by Mike Davis
Photographed by Herbert W. Gleason

By John Muir
Introduction by Mike Davis
Photographed by Herbert W. Gleason

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Nov 11, 2003 | ISBN 9780812968651

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Jul 28, 2010 | ISBN 9780307758477

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    About My First Summer in the Sierra

    John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, had not yet become a famed conservationist when he first trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, not long after the Civil War. He was so captivated by what he saw that he decided to devote his life to the glorification and preservation of this magnificent wilderness. My First Summer in the Sierra, whose heart is the diary Muir kept while tending sheep in Yosemite country, enticed thousands of Americans to visit this magical place, and resounds with Muir’s regard for the “divine, enduring, unwasteable wealth” of the natural world. A classic of environmental literature, My First Summer in the Sierra continues to inspire readers to seek out such places for themselves and make them their own.

    About My First Summer in the Sierra

    John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, had not yet become a famed conservationist when he first trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, not long after the Civil War. He was so captivated by what he saw that he decided to devote his life to the glorification and preservation of this magnificent wilderness. My First Summer in the Sierra, whose heart is the diary Muir kept while tending sheep in Yosemite country, enticed thousands of Americans to visit this magical place, and resounds with Muir’s regard for the “divine, enduring, unwasteable wealth” of the natural world. A classic of environmental literature, My First Summer in the Sierra continues to inspire readers to seek out such places for themselves and make them their own.

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    The Mountains of California
    The Yosemite
    Travels in Alaska
    The Mountains of California
    See all books by John Muir

    About John Muir

    JOHN MUIR was born in 1838 in Scotland, and immigrated with his family in 1849 to the United States. In 1892, he and his colleague Robert Underwood Johnson founded the Sierra Club, of which Muir was president until his death; he… More about John Muir

    About John Muir

    JOHN MUIR was born in 1838 in Scotland, and immigrated with his family in 1849 to the United States. In 1892, he and his colleague Robert Underwood Johnson founded the Sierra Club, of which Muir was president until his death; he… More about John Muir

    Product Details

    Category: Science | Nonfiction Classics | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $14.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Nov 11, 2003 | 400 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812968651

    Category: Science | Nonfiction Classics | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $2.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 28, 2010 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9780307758477

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    “As more and more of us grow aghast at what we have done to the world we started with, Muir’s reverence and devotion will seem keenly germane, and our regret may be transmuted into a fight for the future.” —Edward Hoagland

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