My First Summer in the Sierra (eBook)

The nature diary of a pioneering environmentalist

John Muir (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
300 Seiten
Vertebrate Digital (Verlag)
978-1-911342-01-4 (ISBN)

Infos

'Divine beauty all. Here I could stay tethered forever with just bread and water, nor would I be lonely.'
In the summer of 1869, John Muir joined a group of shepherds in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, that he might study and expand his knowledge of the plants, animals and rocks he found there. My First Summer in the Sierra – first published in 1911 – is the detailed and colourful diary he kept while tending sheep and exploring the wilderness.
Muir's account tracks his experiences in the Yosemite Valley and the High Sierra alongside faithful companion Carlo the St Bernard, describing the majestic landscapes and the flora and fauna of the area with the excitement and wonder of a child. From sleeping on silver-fir-bough mattresses to goading wild bears, and valuing everything from tiny pebbles to giant sequoia, he truly immerses himself and falls in love with the wilderness.
Muir's enthusiasm is infectious, and over 100 years on his environmental message is more pertinent than ever. With a new introduction from Muir authority Terry Gifford, My First Summer in the Sierra is an enchanting and informative read for anyone passionate about the natural world and its splendours.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2016
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Bloody Canyon • California • California books • Cathedral Peak • Central Valley of California • conservation books • Douglas spruce • Douglas squirrel • Environmental activism • environmental activist • environmental books • Environmentalist • first Muir book • Glacier Point • High Sierra • Indian Canyon • John Miur • John Muir • John Muir, John Miur, Jon muir, Jon Miur, My First Summer in the Sierra, Summer in the Sierra, Merced, mountains, Yosemite, Mount Hoffman, Lake Tenaya, Mono Trail, Bloody Canyon, Mono Lake, Tuolumne Camp, Central Valley of California, California, Sierra, Sierra Nevada, St Bernard, sequoia, Tuolumne river, Pino Blanco, environmentalist, naturalist, environmental activist, environmental activism, nature books, environmental books, conservation books, John Muir trail, sheep, shepherd, Douglas spruce, Douglas s • John Muir Trail • Jon Miur • jon muir • Lake Tenaya • Liberty Cap • Merced • Mono Lake • Mono Trail • Mountains • Mount Hoffman • Muir book • Muir books • My First Summer in the Sierra • Naturalist • naturalist books • nature books • Nevada Falls • Pino Blanco • second Muir book • Sequoia • Sheep • Shepherd • Sierra • Sierra Nevada • silver fir • st bernard • Summer in the Sierra • Terry Gifford • the eight wilderness-discovery books • Tuolumne Camp • Tuolumne river • Vernal Fall • wilderness discovery • Yosemite • Yosemite books • Yosemite Creek
• ISBN-10: 1-911342-01-0 / 1911342010
• ISBN-13: 978-1-911342-01-4 / 9781911342014