My First Summer In The Sierra (Canons) - Softcover

Muir, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782114432 ISBN 13: 9781782114437

Publisher: Canongate Canons, 2014

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

A celebration of Sierra from one of the founding fathers of modern conservation. Introduced by Robert Macfarlane

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Canons
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1782114432
• ISBN 13: 9781782114437
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224