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My First Summer in the Sierra

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Full Title:

My First Summer in the Sierra

Contributors:

By (Author) John Muir
Introduction by Mike Davis
Photographs by Herbert W. Gleason

ISBN:

9780812968651

Publisher:

Random House USA Inc

Imprint:

Modern Library Inc

Publication Date:

15th November 2003

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Travel writing

Dewey:

508.7944

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

400

Dimensions:

Width 132mm, Height 203mm, Spine 22mm

Weight:

329g

Description

Muir, a Scottish immigrant, had not yet become a famed conservationist when he first trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. He was so captivated by what he saw that he decided to devote his life to the glorification and presevation of this magnificent wilderness. This is Muir's experience of a time he never wanted to escape.

Reviews

As more and more of us grow aghast at what we have done to the world we started with, Muirs reverence and devotion will seem keenly germane, and our regret may be transmuted into a fight for the future. Edward Hoagland

Author Bio

Mike Davis is the author of City of Quartz, Magical Urbanism, and, most recently, Dead Cities, and co-author of Under the Perfect Sun- The San Diego Tourists Never See. A MacArthur Fellow, he lives in San Diego.

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