My First Summer in the Sierra: 100th Anniversary Illustrated edition of the American Classic
by John Muir
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618988513
- ISBN 13
- 9780618988518
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Palm Desert, California, United States
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Synopsis
John Muir (1838-1914) was born in Scotland. In 1849 he emigrated with his family to the United States, where he later enrolled in courses in chemistry, geology, and botany at the University of Wisconsin. Muir made extended journeys throughout America, observing both scientifically and enthusiastically the beauties of the wilderness. The Mountains of California , his first book, was published in 1894. He eventually settled in California, where he became an impassioned leader of the forest conservation movement. His writings include Our National Parks (1901), My First Summer in the Sierra (1911), The Yosemite (1912), Travels in Alaska (1915), A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (1916), and Steep Trails (1918).
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- Bookseller
- Friends of Palm Desert Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20230402E09
- Title
- My First Summer in the Sierra
- Author
- John Muir
- Illustrator
- Scott Miller
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0618988513
- ISBN 13
- 9780618988518
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 190
- Size
- 9" by 10 1/4'
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