My First Summer in the Sierra (Classic, Nature, Penguin) - Softcover

Muir, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140255702 ISBN 13: 9780140255706

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 1987

Synopsis

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About the Author

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).

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140255702
• ISBN 13: 9780140255706
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Ehrlich Gretel