John Muir quotes - My First Summer in the Sierra (1911) Through a meadow opening in the pine woods I see snowy peaks about the head- waters of the Merced above Yosemite. After work in Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, he returned to California in 1880 and made the state his home. Oh, this is SOOOO WONDERFUL! He first came to California in 1868 and devoted six years to the study of the Yosemite Valley. My First Summer in the Sierra, whose heart is the diary Muir kept while tending sheep in Yosemite country, enticed thousands of Americans to visit this magical place, and resounds with Muir’s regard for the “divine, enduring, unwasteable wealth” of the natural world. The larger photos are sideways in the book when there is clearly room to rotate the photos horizontally. The publication of My First Summer in the Sierra inspired many to journey there, and this newly illustrated edition will surely inspire many more. This book is being published in collaboration with Yosemite Conservancy and, for each copy sold, Scot Miller is making a … Reply. The publication of My First Summer in the Sierra inspired many to journey there, and this newly illustrated edition will surely inspire many more. This book is being published in collaboration with Yosemite Conservancy and, for each copy sold, Scot Miller is making a … My first summer in the Sierra by Muir, John, 1838-1914. My first summer in the Sierra (1911) is based on Muir's original journals and sketches of his 1869 stay in the Sierras. The entire book has “My first summer” and “In the Sierra” interjected throughout the entirety of the book every two paragraphs or so, frequently bisecting the middle of a sentence. August 4, 2019 at 6:51 am. Beautiful! Publication date c1911 Topics Muir, John, 1838-1914, Natural history -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Naturalists -- United States, Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) Publisher Boston, Mass. My first summer in the Sierra, Summary Famed naturalist John Muir (1838-1914) came to Wisconsin as a boy and studied at the University of Wisconsin. This audio version, released for the 100th anniversary of the classic travelogue’s publication, features a solid … Hired to supervise a San Joaquin sheep owner's flock at the headwaters of the Merced and Tulomne Rivers, Muir sets out for the mountains in June, returning to the Valley in September. 2 thoughts on “My first summer in the Sierra” Ann. 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. Like Carol said, I’ve never read Muir and now I’ll have to. It has been reformatted for the John Muir Exhibit. 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. Tweeted! Carol. How near they seem and how clear their outlines on the blue air, or rather in the blue air ; for they seem to be saturated with it. : Houghton Mifflin Collection August 5, 2019 at 9:11 am. My First Summer in the Sierra is Muir’s account of his adventures and observations while working as a shepherd in the Yosemite Valley, which, as a direct result of Muir’s writings and activism, later became Yosemite National Park. Never read Muir, and now I’ll have to..
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