My First Summer in Sierra
Following the American Civil War in the summer of 1869, John Muir signed on with a crew of shepherds to drive a flock of 2500 sheep to Yosemite National Park at the headwaters of the Merced river. It wasn't until 1911, however, that he published My First Summer in Sierra, an account of that experience which would inspire many to visit the Yosemite region and has become a classic of environmentalist literature.
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- ISBN: 978-1-4209-3102-0
- EAN: 9781420931020
- Produktnummer: 3791065
- Verlag: Digireads.com
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 88 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.5 cm 142 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 142
Über den Autor
Born in 1838, John Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and ahead-of-his-time advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. Muir's works tell of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada of California. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other exquisite wilderness areas. He founded The Sierra Club, and petitioned the US Congress for the National Park bill that was passed in 1890, establishing Yosemite National Park. The 211-mile John Muir Trail - a hiking trail in the Sierra Nevada - was named in his honour, as was the John Muir Way in Scotland, and many other places including a beach, college and glacier. Muir married Louisa Strentzel and they had two daughters together, living on a fruit orchard in California. Today he is referred to as the 'Father of the National Parks' and has a legacy as one of the most influential naturalists in America.
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