The Mountains of California (Nature Library, Penguin) [Paperback - Used]

The Mountains of California (Nature Library, Penguin) [Paperback - Used]
The Mountains of California (Nature Library, Penguin) [Paperback - Used]
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CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. John Muir's Natural History Journal of The Sierras and Cascade Ranges This deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of John Muir's 1898 The Mountains Of California is part study of natural history, part celebration of Muir's favorite land: the California mountains, the Sierra range, and the Yosemite Valley. Take a walk with Muir as he travels along the high trails and shares his unique views of the natural world. Muir describes the gorgeous California mountain ranges in great detail. In addition, he spends some time sharing his observations of the Cascade range spanning from Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and up into Canada and Alaska. Within its pages, this book share's Muir's characteristic perspective on the glaciers, snow, lakes, forests, creatures, and weather of alpine life. Included are vivid descriptions of the common trees of the high lands, as well as its inhabitants: the squirrels, the sheep, and mountain bees. This book makes a perfect gift for backpacking, camping, and nature lore enthusiasts who want to reflect on the grandeur that is the Western mountain ranges. Muir's keen eyes and poetic pen capture the thousands of species of wildlife, plants, and trees that call the western mountains their home. Teach yourself how to see the world like a naturalist and appreciate the sheer multitude of life that the wilderness hosts This book represents the rich history of the American outdoors, natural history, and camping tradition, and belongs on the bookshelf of every outdoors enthusiast. A part of the Doublebit John Muir Collection: Volume 4 This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of The Mountains Of California is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations and learn from its timeless knowledge for years to come. About the Doublebit Press Library of Legacy Edition Reprints Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery - the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren't forgotten, they've just been shelved. It's time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency As a part of the Doublebit John Muir Collection, this unabridged Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.

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9780140266610. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 264. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 264 p. Penguin Nature Classics. "Then it seemed to me the Sierra should be called not the Nevada, or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light." Mountaineer, conservationist, and peerless naturalist, John Muir's writing overflows with a sense of delight and wonder, an almost 18th century sensibility of the beautiful and the sublime. Among the rugged peaks, icy lakes, and towering trees of California's mountains, beautifully and meticulously described in "The Mountains of California," Muir discovered an environment that perfectly matched his own sensibility. In 1868, at the age of thirty, John Muir emigrated from pioneer Wisconsin to California determined to "study the inventions of God." Filled with an insatiable curiosity, he spent the next ten years of his life in the foothills, mountains and valleys of the Sierra, recording his keen observations of the magnificent terrain, fascinating plant and animal life, and the awesome power of flood and storm.

Title: Mountains of California ISBN10: 0140266615 EAN: 9780140266610 Author: Muir, John CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.


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