The Mountains of California John Muir

Name: The Mountains of California By John Muir
SKU: 9780143105251
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The Mountains of California by John Muir

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Summary

Intends to put a conservationist's passion for nature in relief. This title celebrates the Sierra Nevada, which the author dedicated his life to saving, and recounts his visits to Yosemite Valley, Kings Canyon, Sequoia Groves, and Mount Whiskey.

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The Mountains of California by John Muir

This Penguin Classic - Muir's first book - puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a poet's sensitivity and a naturalist's eye, Muir celebrates the Sierra Nevada, which he dedicated his life to saving, and recounts his breathtaking visits to Yosemite Valley, Kings Canyon, Sequoia Groves, and Mount Whiskey. The Mountains of California is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardent defenders.

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Mr. Muir is a nature-lover of a fine type, one of the best the country has produced.
--John Burroughs

About John Muir

John Muir (1838-1914) was born in Scotland. In 1849 he emigrated with his family to the United States, where he later enrolled in courses in chemistry, geology, and botany at the University of Wisconsin. Muir made extended journeys throughout America, observing both scientifically and enthusiastically the beauties of the wilderness. The Mountains of California, his first book, was published in 1894. He eventually settled in California, where he became an impassioned leader of the forest conservation movement. His writings include Our National Parks (1901), My First Summer in the Sierra (1911), The Yosemite (1912), Travels in Alaska (1915), A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (1916), and Steep Trails (1918). Edward Hoagland's books include The Courage of Turtles, Walking the Dead Diamond River, Red Wolves and Black Bears, and Notes from the Century Before: A Journal from British Columbia.

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Sku

GOR001482090

ISBN 13

9780143105251

ISBN 10

0143105256

Title

The Mountains of California by John Muir

Author

John Muir

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Year published

20080325

Number of pages

304

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N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us