--Ramble to the summit of Mt. His outlook on the world is so close to my own. HMH Books. Available Resources. Shopping. Joyous. Read Muir singing the songs of Robert Burns to squirrels, encounter bears, describe the colourful plant life that surrounds him, engage with Native Americans and surrender his soul to the transcending beauty that is Nature. English. Muir's summer began in early June along the Tuolumne River northwest of Yosemite in the foothills of the Sierras. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. John Muir, America's favourite Scotsman, writes so beautifully and eloquently in this passionate book on the Sierra wilderness. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. Written in English — 271 pages Introduction by Mike Davis; Illustrated with photographs by Herbert W. Gleason and drawings by the author Read more. In Spring 2011, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is publishing My First Summer in the Sierra: 100th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of the American Classic featuring seventy-two of Scot’s color photographs. This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of John Muir’s 1911 My First Summer In The Sierra is a celebration of the beauty of California mountains and the great Yosemite valley. As a journal, it garners an A+++ from me. Passionate. From French Bar to Mono Lake and the Yosemite Valley, Muir was awestruck by everything he saw. Unabridged Audiobook Play Free. Written, often, by camp-fire with "Billy," the shepherd, and the Indian asleep near by and the flock looking "like a big gray blanket in the star light." 1912 Travels in Alaska. More Books by John Muir & Scot Miller See All. --No clouds. I read this several years ago and thought I might enjoy listening to it this time as it is on librivox. John Muir, America's favourite Scotsman, writes so beautifully and eloquently in this passionate book on the Sierra wilderness. For me, the most fascinating parts of the book were his encounters with the Native Americans. Muir’s heartfelt and often humorous descriptions of his first summer spent in the Sierra will captivate and inspire long-time fans and novice naturalists alike. The electronic text for My First Summer in the Sierra was acquired from the Library of Congress Web server under the Evolution of the Conservation Movement section of their American Memory Web site. This is not my usual style of book. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. It has been reformatted for the John Muir Exhibit. My first summer in the Sierra. For me, the most fascinating parts of the book were his encounters with the Native Americans. It's great, and if the book ended there it would be great too. Pages PUBLISHER. John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, had not yet become a famed conservationist when he first trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, not long after the Civil War. It's playful, philosophical, poetic, scientific and very hard to put down. Muir would sketch and observe the flora and fauna and the land. My First Summer in the Sierra. Particularly once Muir gets to higher elevations, then still higher, his delight becomes infectious, and the story moves quickly. Through innovative Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Data Management software and services, SAS helps turn your data into better decisions. But stepping back, it's easy to see how Muir would be so hugely influential in American conservationism. By: John Muir Date: 1911 Source: Muir, John.My First Summer in the Sierra.Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1911. Highly personal yet scientifically informed journal of a summer high in the Sierras. His gushing is as entertaining as the plants and animals he describes! The excerpts that follow are based on the journal Muir kept in the summer of 1869, his first full summer in the Sierra. Info. It takes a while to get into the book, and took me almost nine months to finish it. It is a diary, with no real story, and with long and detailed descriptions of plants. He was helping herd 2500 sheep to higher and higher pastures as the summer … Shortly after the end of the Civil War, Muir made his first trip to the Sierra Nevadas, working as a shepherd and documenting the experience in his diary. @~ (* {d+��}�G�͋љ���ς�}W�L��$�cGD2�Q���Z4 E@�@����� �A(�q`1���D ������`'�u�4�6pt�c�48.��`�R0��)� 1st Mariner books ed. Why would I read this? Welcome back. About My First Summer in the Sierra. Book excerpt. So many of John Muir’s quotations were culled from this book. Preview — My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir. A solid 3.5 stars - Simply put this was a lovely read. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. He was helping herd 2500 sheep to higher and higher pastures as the summer heat rose in California’s Central Valley. His gushing is as entertaining as the plants and animals he describes! I personally find changing history so as not to hurt anyone's feelings, dishonest and I love reading original sources that are not subject to modern views like this.