My First Summer in the Sierra is perhaps the most lyrical, joyous, and engaging of all John Muir’s many works. In the summer of 1869 Muir took work as a sheepherder in order to explore the headwaters of the Merced and Tuolomne Rivers. Keeping notes in the form of a diary, Muir describes his fellow companions-human and otherwise-with exquisite compassion, interest, awe, and even humor. This Warbler Classics includes all of the sketches by Muir that appeared in the first edition of the book and a detailed biographical note.
Tabella dei contenuti
Contents
Illustrations
Chapter I Through the Foothills with a Flock of Sheep
Chapter II In Camp on the North Fork of the Merced
Chapter III A Bread Famine
Chapter IV To the High Mountains
Chapter V The Yosemite
Chapter VI Mount Hoffman and Lake Tenaya
Chapter VII A Strange Experience
Chapter VIII The Mono Trail
Chapter IX Bloody Cañon and Mono Lake
Chapter X The Tuolumne Camp
Chapter XI Back to the Lowlands
Biographical Note
Circa l’autore
John Muir (1838-1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, writer, and advocate of U.S. forest conservation. As early as 1876 Muir urged the federal government to adopt a forest conservation policy. In 1890, due in large part to Muir’s efforts, an act of Congress created Yosemite National Park and. In 1892 Muir and a number of his supporters founded the Sierra Club, an organization devoted to protecting the environment. He served as its first president, a position he held until his death in 1914. Muir’s personal involvement was instrumental in the establishment of many of the country’s other national parks: Sequoia National Park, the Petrified Forest, Muir Woods National Monument, and Grand Canyon National Park. John Muir died in Los Angeles on December 24, 1914, of pneumonia at the age of seventy-six. His writings continue to serve as sources of inspiration for naturalists and conservationists the world over and remain important works in the body of literature on America’s natural history.
Altri ebook dello stesso autore / Editore
15.271 Ebook in questa categoria
