My First Summer In The Sierra

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781513264226

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My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir Pdf

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 of 1869, a young John Muir joined a crew of shepherds working in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Spending countless hours working with the group, Muir also worked tirelessly to advocate for the land’s protection. His efforts eventually transpired into the founding of Yosemite Valley as a national park, a landmark event in the history of United States environmentalism. A glimpse into Muir’s private journals, My First Summer in the Sierra is the remarkable retelling of his time there. Full of humorous anecdotes and insightful prose, John Muir personal narrative will likely inspire you to pack up your belongings and head for the mountains.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547649397

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The Yosemite by John Muir Pdf

"The Yosemite" by John Muir. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : California
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012342379

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The Mountains of California by John Muir Pdf

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1997-04-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1883011248

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John Muir: Nature Writings (LOA #92) by John Muir Pdf

Known as the "Father of the National Parks," John Muir wrote about the American West with unmatched passion and eloquence—as seen in this stunning, one-volume collection In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir became America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a far-seeing prophet of environmental awareness who founded the Sierra Club in 1892, he was also a master of natural description who evoked with unique power and intimacy the untrammeled landscapes of the American West. Nature Writings collects Muir's most significant and best-loved works in a single volume, including: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1913), My First Summer in the Sierra (1911), The Mountains of California (1894) and Stickeen (1909). Rounding out the volume is a rich selection of essays—including "Yosemite Glaciers," "God's First Temples," "Snow-Storm on Mount Shasta," "The American Forests," and "Save the Redwoods"—that highlight various aspects of his career: his exploration of the Grand Canyon and of what became Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks, his successful crusades to preserve the wilderness, his early walking tour to Florida, and the Alaska journey of 1879. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Alaska
ISBN : WISC:89035478049

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The Writings of John Muir: Our national parks by John Muir Pdf

Author : Donald Worster
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199782246

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A Passion for Nature by Donald Worster Pdf

A definitive biography traces the life of John Muir from his boyhood in Scotland up to his death on the eve of World War I and offers important insights into the passionate nature of America's first great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1193 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : EAN:8596547766841

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The Wilderness Essays by John Muir Pdf

This meticulously edited John Muir collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Picturesque California The Mountains of California Our National Parks My First Summer in the Sierra The Yosemite Travels in Alaska Stickeen: The Story of a Dog The Cruise of the Corwin A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf Steep Trails Studies in Sierra The National Parks and Forest Reservations Save the Redwoods Snow-storm on Mount Shasta Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park A Rival of the Yosemite The Treasures of the Yosemite Yosemite Glaciers Yosemite in Winter Yosemite in Spring Edward Henry Harriman Edward Taylor Parsons The Hetch Hetchy Valley The Grand Cañon of the Colorado

Author : John Muir
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : EAN:8596547386070

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The Story of My Boyhood and Youth by John Muir Pdf

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth reveals the beginnings of the forming of Muir's special relation towards nature. He considered the encounters with nature as quite an adventure and at first, paid special attention to bird life. John Muir understood that to discover truth, he must turn to what he believed were the most accurate sources. In his autobiographical account, The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, he writes that during his childhood, his father made him read the Bible every day. Muir eventually memorized three-quarters of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament. In his autobiography, written near the end of his life, he described his life from childhood years in Scotland and moving to America to student years in Wisconsin. When he was a student in the University of Wisconsin, he was a frequent caller at the house of Dr. Ezra S. Carr. The kindness shown him there, and especially the sympathy which Mrs. Carr, as a botanist and a lover of nature, felt in the young manes interests and aims, led to the formation of a lasting friendship. He regarded Mrs. Carr, indeed, as his "spiritual mother," and his letters to her in later years are the outpourings of a sensitive spirit to one who he felt thoroughly understood and sympathized with him.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : EAN:8596547766834

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My First Summer in the Sierra (Illustrated Edition) by John Muir Pdf

My First Summer in the Sierra describes two years period of Muir's life during which he lived in a cabin in Californian mountains. When he came to California and finally settled in San Francisco, John Muir immediately left for a visit to Yosemite, a place he had only read about. Seeing it for the first time, Muir noted that "He was overwhelmed by the landscape, scrambling down steep cliff faces to get a closer look at the waterfalls, whooping and howling at the vistas, jumping tirelessly from flower to flower." He climbed a number of mountains, including Cathedral Peak and Mount Dana, and hiked the old Indian trail down Bloody Canyon to Mono Lake.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781447488385

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Our National Parks by John Muir Pdf

First published in 1901, “Our National Parks” is a fantastic guide to the wild mountain forest reservations and national parks of the United States, exploring their beauty and usefulness in an attempt to encourage contemporary readers to go out and enjoy the natural wonders of North America. John Muir (1838–1914) was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, author, and glaciologist who famously fought to preserve wilderness in the United States of America. Muir's work describing his adventures in nature have been read by millions the world over and his activism has helped to conserve such important places of natural beauty as the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park in America. Contents include: “The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West”, “The Yellowstone National Park”, “The Yosemite National Park”, “The Forests of the Yosemite Park”, “The Wild Gardens of the Yosemite Park”, “Among the Animals of the Yosemite”, “Among the Birds of the Yosemite”, “The Fountains and Streams of the Yosemite National Park”, etc. Other notable works by this author include: “My First Summer in the Sierra” (1911), “Steep Trails” (1918), and “The Story of My Boyhood and Youth” (1913). A Thousand Fields is republishing this classic book now complete with a biographical sketch of the author.

Author : Francis Peloubet Farquhar
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : History
ISBN : 0520015517

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History of the Sierra Nevada by Francis Peloubet Farquhar Pdf

Panorama of human experiences in California's "great snowy range", including the Yosemite, Mt. Whitney, and Lake Tahoe areas, from its sighting by Spaniards to the present.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Alaska
ISBN : 0906371341

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John Muir by John Muir Pdf

Features the eight influential books in which John Muir reflects on the beauty of America's wilderness and fights for their protection.

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041616405

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The Wilderness World of John Muir by John Muir Pdf

Selections from each of John Muir's published books.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Reference
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040370301

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John Muir by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Muir
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781101907627

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Selected Writings of John Muir by John Muir Pdf

A new collection of the seminal writings of America's first naturalist and the founder of the modern conservation movement. AN EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY ORIGINAL. This volume of John Muir's selected writings chronicles the key turning points in his life and study of the American wilderness. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth is Muir's account of his childhood on a Wisconsin farm, where his interest in nature was first piqued; in The Mountains of California, The Yosemite, and Travels in Alaska, we follow him on long journeys into stunning mountain ranges and valleys, where he records native flora and fauna and finds proof of his theories of the effect of glaciers on landscape formation. These four full-length works--along with a selection of important essays--helped galvanize American naturalists, and led to the founding of the Sierra Club and several national parks. In these pages, written with meticulous thoroughness and an impassioned lyricism, we witness Muir's awakening to the incredible beauty of our planet, and the honing of an eye turned as acutely toward the scientific as the spiritual.