My First Summer in the Sierra - (Classic, Nature, Penguin) by John Muir (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The famous conservationist's lyrical, exuberant observations of the awe-inspiring beauty of the Sierra Nevada. Introduction by Gretel Ehrlich. Penguin Nature Library.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"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<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John Muir </b>(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. <b>The Mountains of California</b>, 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 <b>Our National Parks</b> (1901), <b>My First Summer in the Sierra</b> (1911), <b>The Yosemite</b> (1912), <b>Travels in Alaska</b> (1915), <b>A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf</b> (1916), and <b>Steep Trails</b> (1918).
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