My First Summer in the Sierra
$45.40
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2003
Summary
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 plac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812968651 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0812968654 |
| Author: | John Muir, Mike Davis, Herbert W. Gleason |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 329g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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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
About The Author
John Muir
Mike Davis is the author of City of Quartz, Magical Urbanism, and, most recently, Dead Cities, and co-author of Under the Perfect Sun- The San Diego Tourists Never See. A MacArthur Fellow, he lives in San Diego.
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