In the inimitable way of john muir, the book is essentially a journal, in this case of his thoughts and travels in the sierra nevada mountains in the summer of 1869. In the summer of 1869, a young john muir joined a crew of shepherds working in the foothills of californias sierra nevada. Find books like my first summer in the sierra from the worlds largest community of readers. Famed naturalist john muir 18381914 came to wisconsin as a boy and studied at the university of wisconsin. In the summer of 1869, scottishamerican naturalist.
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My first summer in the sierra by muir, john, 18381914. The yosemite, chapter 5, my first summer in the sierra. Illustrated with gravure plates from photographs by herbert w. From french bar to mono lake and the yosemite valley, muir was awestruck by everything he saw. My first summer in the sierra, whose heart is the diary muir kept while tending. Download pdf my first summer in sierra book full free. The yosemite, chapter 5, my first summer in the sierra by. Pdf my first summer in sierra download full pdf book. And in so speaking of the place he loved best, described himself. Jan 06, 2014 my first summer in the sierra audiobook john muir 1838 1914 support our channel. His record tracks that memorable experience, describing in picturesque terms the majestic vistas, flora and fauna, and other breathtaking natural wonders.
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Hired to supervise a san joaquin sheep owners flock at the headwaters of the merced and tulomne rivers, muir sets out for the mountains in june, returning to the valley in september. The book details muirs first extended trip to the sierra nevada in what is now yosemite national park, a landscape that entranced him immediately and had a. Illustrations from drawings made by the author in 1869 and from photographs by herbert w. In the midst of supervising the sheep, muir kept detailed notes of the natural surroundings, flora, and fauna. First published in 1911, my first summer in the sierra incorporates the lyrical accounts and sketches he produced during his fourmonth stay in the yosemite river valley and the high sierra. The journal of naturelover john muir who spent the summer of 1869 walking californias sierra nevada range. One day toward the end of the summer, my mother summoned my sisters and me. It is so calm and withdrawn while open to the universe in full communion with everything good. In a few months the wonderful flowery vegetation is in full bloom, and by the end of may it is dead and dry and crisp, as if every plant had been roasted in an oven. The spring begins with the first rainstorm, which usually falls in november.
In the summer of 1869, john muir, a young scottish immigrant, joined a crew of shepherds in the foothills of californias sierra nevada. Though john muir was an early scout in the national park movement, touching many landscapes that now are parks, hes best connected with yosemite national park and the surrounding high sierra. Thats what sarah thinks as she settles into life with her new husband, dr. Details my first summer in the sierra biodiversity.
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