| The Mountains of California Contributor(s): Muir, John (Author), Hoagland, Edward (Editor), Hoagland, Edward (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143105256 ISBN-13: 9780143105251 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: A stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists This Penguin Classic-Muir's first book-puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a poet's sensitivity and a naturalist's eye, Muir celebrates the Sierra Nevada, which he dedicated his life to saving, and recounts his breathtaking visits to Yosemite Valley, Kings Canyon, Sequoia Groves, and Mount Whiskey. "The Mountains of California" is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardent defenders. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Mountains - Nature | Essays |
| Dewey: 917.94 |
| LCCN: 2013372208 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.06" W x 7.74" (0.47 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists This Penguin Classic-Muir's first book-puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a poet's sensitivity and a naturalist's eye, Muir celebrates the Sierra Nevada, which he dedicated his life to saving, and recounts his breathtaking visits to Yosemite Valley, Kings Canyon, Sequoia Groves, and Mount Whiskey. The Mountains of California is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardent defenders. |