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'First Summer in the Sierra' by John Muir: Edited and annotated by Dr L de B Anderson

by John Muir

2020-05-07 07:58:44

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John Muir was America's greatest preservationist. In the summer of 1869 he took 2500 sheep into the Sierra, kindling a love affair with the region that never waned. This, his first book on the area, shows his ecstatic response and keen observation, t... Read more
John Muir was America's greatest preservationist. In the summer of 1869 he took 2500 sheep into the Sierra, kindling a love affair with the region that never waned. This, his first book on the area, shows his ecstatic response and keen observation, talents that would shape the way we see the natural world. Dr Anderson has edited this seminal work for a 21st century audience, clarifying Muir's sometimes turgid prose and obscure biblical and scientific references without losing the vitality of the original. Less

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File size6.00(w)x9.00(h)x0.36
Print pages170
PublisherCreateSpace Publishing
Publication date June 7, 2018
ISBN9781720870357
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John Muir
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John Muir (1838 – 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in...

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