9 edition of My first summer in the Sierra found in the catalog.
Published
1990
by Sierra Club Books in San Francisco
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | John Muir. |
| Series | The John Muir library |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | QH31.M9 A3 1990 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xviii, 188 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 188 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL2192209M |
| ISBN 10 | 0871567482 |
| LC Control Number | 89010993 |
He lived in the cabin for two years, and wrote about this period in his book My First Summer in the Sierra. John Muir ( - ) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. My First Summer in the Sierra was not intended solely for young readers. Yet it works very well as a biography for young people because of the enthusiastic tone .
We’ll celebrate Muir’s legacy on Monday, April 22 (Earth Day), 2– pm in 4/ with a book launch for My First Summer in the Sierra. Muir’s book joins our American Voices Collection, a series that repackages classic American stories for a student audience. My First Summer in the Sierra, whose heart is the diary Muir kept while tending sheep in Yosemite country, enticed thousands of Americans to visit this magical place, and resounds with Muir’s regard for the “divine, enduring, unwasteable wealth” of the natural world.
My first summer in the Sierra () is based on Muir's original journals and sketches of his stay in the Sierras. Hired to supervise a San Joaquin sheep owner's flock at the headwaters of the Merced and Tulomne Rivers, Muir sets out for the mountains in June, returning to the Valley in : My First Summer In The Sierra by John Muir, , available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. My First Summer In The Sierra: John Muir: We use cookies to give you the best possible experience/5(K).
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I first read this book in the '60s after I had already visited Yosemite. This new edition is a very nice piece of work, and it is really a great introduction to John Muir.
For one who has traveled extensively in Yosemite territory it is a pleasure to see that country through Muir's eyes or more years by: "My First Summer in the Sierra" is a naturalist's diary detailing an hike in Sierra Nevada Mountains.
John Muir accompanied shepherds for four months, observing and taking notes about the nature of the Yosemite region and the High Sierra/5. In My First Summer in the Sierra John Muir recounts his early travels in the Sierra while working as a shepherd. In the summer ofMuir set out from California’s Central Valley with a flock of 2, sheep and made his way to the headwaters of the Merced and Tuolumne Rivers/5(44).
My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir Chapter 1 Through the Foothills with a Flock of Sheep IN the great Central Valley of California there are only two seasons, —spring and summer. The spring begins with the first rainstorm, which usually falls in Size: KB.
Book Review: My First Summer My first summer in the Sierra book the Sierra by John Muir Reviewed by Marion Randall Parsons More than forty years ago [this was written in ] a young Scotchman, but recently recovered from an accident that had threatened his eyesight, came to California hoping to make his way into the mountain regions, whose beauty, he had feared in his hours.
My first summer in the Sierra () is based on Muir's original journals and sketches of his stay in the Sierras. Hired to supervise a San Joaquin sheep owner's flock at the headwaters of the Merced and Tulomne Rivers, Muir sets out for the mountains in June, returning to the Valley in /5(7).
The publication of My First Summer in the Sierra inspired thousands to journey there, and this newly illustrated anniversary edition will surely inspire thousands more.
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John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, had not yet become the famed conservationist whom he liked to call John o the Mountains when he first trekked into the Free shipping over $Cited by: My first summer in Shanghai Listening to this audiobook took me to a different world from my day to day life in Shanghai.
The author's passion and enthusiasm for the natural world comes through in his detailed descriptions of his surrounds and the reader puts in a solid performance (although I felt at times I needed a picture book to match with.
Table of Contents: My First Summer in the Sierra Picturesque California The Mountains of California Our National Parks The Yosemite John Muir () was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.
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My First Summer in the Sierra is a nature writing classic that showcases the mountain range we see to the west of Carson City every day. The book. My First Summer in the Sierra is the incredible true story of John Muir’s iconic time spent working in the California mountain range of the Sierra Nevada’s.
In this republished edition, read about his experience that shaped so much of environmental stewardship today. In the summer ofa young John Muir joined a crew of shepherds working in the foothills of /5(12). The book chronicles his experience working as a shepherd in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains in the summer of He was 31 years old.
Though it was published later in his life, My First Summer in the Sierra was based on Muir’s original notes. His youthful voice is left mostly intact in the final book. the john muir exhibit - writings - my_first_summer_in_the_sierra - chapter 1. My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir Chapter 1 Through the Foothills with a Flock of Sheep IN the great Central Valley of California there are only two seasons, --spring and summer.
The spring begins with the first rainstorm, which usually falls in November. John Muir () was born in Dunbar, Scotland and grew up in Wisconsin, USA. This recording commemorates the th anniversary of that first summer.
First Page: THE WRITINGS OF JOHN MUIR. Sierra Edition. VOLUME II [Illustration: The Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park ] MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA. JOHN MUIR [Illustration] 5/5(1). A vivid and enchanting account. This is a spectacular journal of a season spent exploring one of the most beloved wildernesses in America.
John Muir’s detailed observation and passion make it easy to feel you are there with him walking in the high mountain meadows and climbing the rocky peaks/5(59). The journal of nature-lover John Muir who spent the summer of walking California's Sierra Nevada range.
From French Bar to Mono Lake and the Yosemite Valley, Muir was awestruck by everything he saw. The antics of the smallest "insect people" amazed him as much as stunted thousand-year old Juniper trees growing with inconceivable tenacity from tiny.
The diary he kept while tending sheep formed the heart of this book, which was first published in and which eventually lured thousands of Americans to visit Yosemite country.
My First Summer in the Sierra incorporates the lyrical accounts and sketches Muir produced during his four-month stay in the Yosemite River Valley and the High Sierra. My First Summer in the Sierra chronicles John Muirs first summer in the Yosemite River Valley from June through September He was thirty-one years old.
He accompanied a small group of men and a flock of sheep strong; they were to be fattened up in the valley/5(5K). Read the full-text online edition of My First Summer in the Sierra (). Home» Browse» Books» Book details, My First Summer in the Sierra. My First Summer in the Sierra. By John Muir.
No cover image. My First Summer in the Sierra or that provides first-hand or direct evidence on a topic. Common types of primary sources include. The journal of nature lover John Muir who spent the summer of walking California’s Sierra Nevada range.
From French Bar to Mono Lake and the Yosemite Valley, Muir was awestruck by everything he saw. The antics of the smallest “insect people” amazed him as much as stunted thousand year old Junip /5(9).
The diary he kept while tending sheep formed the heart of this book and eventually lured thousands of Americans to visit Yosemite country. First published inMy First Summer in the Sierra incorporates the lyrical accounts and sketches he produced during his four-month stay in the Yosemite River Valley and the High Sierra/5(K).
