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My First Summer in the Sierra

by John Muir

First published: 1911
Pages: 172

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01. June 3-6 1869
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02. June 7-11 1869
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03. June 12-15 1869
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04. June 16-30 1869
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05. July 1-8 1869
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06. July 9-12 1869
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07. July 14-19 1869
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08. July 20-23 1869
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09. July 24-28 1869
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10. July 29-Aug 3 1869
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11. Aug 4-11 1869
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12. Aug 12-14 1869
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13. Aug 21 1869
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14. Aug 22-Sept 5 1869
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15. Sept 6-22 1869
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About this book

Drawn from the journals John Muir kept in 1869, this luminous account follows him through a single season in California's Sierra Nevada, where he accompanied a flock of sheep into the high country above Yosemite. Day by day he records the granite domes, waterfalls, meadows, and animals he met, along with the sense of wonder that turned him into America's most passionate advocate for wild places. More than a travel diary, the book distills Muir's conviction that mountains are sacred and that people are restored by contact with untouched nature. Published in 1911, it helped inspire the national parks movement. This free PDF and EPUB edition invites readers to walk the range alongside him.

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John Muir

John Muir (1838 to 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, writer, and preservationist whose wanderings through the Sierra Nevada made him the country's most influential wilderness advocate. He co-founded the Sierra Club and helped establish Yosemite and other national parks, shaping American conservation.