| The Yosemite Contributor(s): Muir, John (Author), Ehrlich, Gretel (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812967011 ISBN-13: 9780812967012 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: In the spring of 1869, John Muir was looking for means of support to fund his explorations of California's Central Valley region. A ranch owner offered him a job herding sheep in the Sierra Nevada. As he explored the region, he jotted down his keen observations of the scenic countryside, and he eventually became a guide for some of Yosemite's most famous visitors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson. Muir documented these experiences in The Yosemite, first published in 1912. It is at once a vivid, accurate description of the land and a passionate homage to nature. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is a facsimile of the 1912 edition and includes the original illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Nature | Essays |
| Dewey: 979.447 |
| LCCN: 2002026587 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.2" W x 8.06" (0.60 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the spring of 1869, John Muir was looking for means of support to fund his explorations of California's Central Valley region. A ranch owner offered him a job herding sheep in the Sierra Nevada. As he explored the region, he jotted down his keen observations of the scenic countryside, and he eventually became a guide for some of Yosemite's most famous visitors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson. Muir documented these experiences in The Yosemite, first published in 1912. It is at once a vivid, accurate description of the land and a passionate homage to nature. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is a facsimile of the 1912 edition and includes the original illustrations. |