The Mountains of California (eBook)

John Muir (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
400 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82685-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The pioneer conservationist recounts his journeys through the Yosemite Valley, Mount Whitney, the famed sequoia forests, King's Canyon, and other wilderness areas. Numerous fine illustrations of plants and animals.

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A great hero of America's conservation movement, John Muir (1838–1914) was active in establishing the Yosemite Valley as a protected national park and in awakening interest in the importance of safeguarding natural resources. In this tribute to the grandeur of the Sierras, Muir recounts his journeys by foot through the Yosemite Valley, Mount Whitney, the famed sequoia forests, King's Canyon, and other wilderness areas. With a natural historian's keen eye for flora, geography, and geology, Muir describes glaciers, lakes, trees, and the daily lives of the region's inhabitants. His lyrical narrative, imbued with the deepest understanding and respect for nature, examines the ways in which natural forces shape the landscape and the effects of the changing seasons. The zesty travelogue is accompanied by splendid illustrations of maps, plants, and animals. Originally published in 1894, The Mountains of California continues to delight and inform readers.

Inhalt

I. The Sierra NevadaII. The GlaciersIII. The SnowIV. A Nedar View of the High SierraV. The PassesVI. The Glacier LakesVII. The Glacier MeadowsVIII. The ForestsIX. The Douglas Squirrel X. A Wind-Storm in the ForestsXI. The River FloodsXII. Sierra Thunder-StormsXIII. The Water-OuzelXIV. The Wild SheepXV. In the Sierra Foot-HillsXVI. The Bee-Pastures

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 579 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Schlagworte: animal • bird • Burroughs • California • conservation • ecosystem • Essay • Flower • hike • Hiking • Muir • Nature • Plant • Sierra Nevada • the mountains are calling and I must go • through hike • through-hike • Walk • Walking • West • West Coast • Whitman • yosemite valley, national parks, preserving natural resources, mount whitney, kings canyon, sequoia forest, natural history, geography, geology, california wilderness, lyrical narrative, travelogue, 1900s yosemite, illustrated natural history, yosemite wildlife, california sierra nevada, american conservation movement, sierras, easy to read, book club reads, discussion books, history, remote places
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82685-6 / 0486826856
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82685-1 / 9780486826851