My First Summer in the Sierra is John Muir's memoir of his 1869 season in the Sierra Nevada, where he tended sheep and wandered the high country. He records plants, animals, rocks, weather and light with close attention. It is worth listening to as a warm, detailed chronicle of nature and an early plea to cherish wild places.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
THE WRITINGS OF JOHN MUIR Sierra Edition VOLUME II The Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park The Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA BY JOHN MUIR BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY 1917
COPYRIGHT, 1911, BY JOHN MUIR COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ТО THE SIERRA CLUB OF CALIFORNIA FAITHFUL DEFENDER OF THE PEOPLE'S PLAYGROUNDS CONTENTS I. THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS WITH A З FLOCK OF SHEEP II. IN CAMP ON THE NORTH FORK OF 32 THE MERCED III. A BREAD FAMINE 75 IV. ТО THE HIGH MOUNTAINS 86 V. THE YOSEMITE 115 VI. Mount Hoffman and Lake Tenaya 149 VII. A STRANGE EXPERIENCE 178 VIII. The Mono Trail 195 IX. BI.OODY CAÑON AND MONO LAKE 214 Х. THE TUOLUMNE САМР 232 XI. BACK TO THE LOWLANDS 254 INDEX 265
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