Title:
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MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA
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By: |
John Muir |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£8.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1841957585 |
ISBN 13: |
9781841957586 |
Publisher: |
CANONGATE BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
20 September, 2007 |
Edition: |
Main |
Pages: |
224 |
Description: |
The name John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain. Born in Dunbar in 1838, Muir is famed as a pioneer of conservation, and his passion, discipline and vision are still inspirational today. |
Synopsis: |
The name John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain. Born in Dunbar in 1838, Muir is famed as a pioneer of conservation, and his passion, discipline and vision are still inspirational today.Combining acute observation with a sense of inner discovery, Muir's description of the summer he spent in what would become Yosemite National Park in California's Sierra Nevada mountains raises an awareness of nature to a spiritual dimension. His journal provides a unique weaving of natural history, lyrical prose and amusing anecdote, retaining a freshness, intensity and honesty which will amaze the modern reader. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Canongate Books Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |