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My First Summer in the Sierra

English BooksWhale Edition by John Muir

John Muir’s luminous Sierra journal, joining field observation, wilderness travel, and natural history.

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My First Summer in the Sierra

My First Summer in the Sierra records John Muir’s 1869 journey through California’s mountains, with close observation of forests, glaciers, animals, weather, and wilderness beauty. This edition highlights a landmark of nature writing and environmental imagination.

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My First Summer in the Sierra was first published in 1911, and John Muir died in 1914. These dates support the public-domain basis for this English source text.

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My First Summer in the Sierra

John Muir

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MY FIRST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA

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JOHN MUIR

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02THE WRITINGS OF JOHN MUIR
  3. 03VOLUME II
  4. 04BOSTON AND NEW YORK
  5. 05THE SIERRA CLUB OF CALIFORNIA
  6. 06ILLUSTRATIONS
  7. 07CHAPTER I
  8. 08THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS WITH A FLOCK OF SHEEP
  9. 09CHAPTER II
  10. 10CHAPTER III
  11. 11A BREAD FAMINE
  12. 12CHAPTER IV
  13. 13TO THE HIGH MOUNTAINS
  14. 14CHAPTER V
  15. 15THE YOSEMITE
  16. 16CHAPTER VI
  17. 17MOUNT HOFFMAN AND LAKE TENAYA
  18. 18CHAPTER VII
  19. 19A STRANGE EXPERIENCE
  20. 20CHAPTER VIII
  21. 21THE MONO TRAIL
  22. 22CHAPTER IX
  23. 23CHAPTER X
  24. 24THE TUOLUMNE CAMP
  25. 25CHAPTER XI
  26. 26BACK TO THE LOWLANDS
  27. 27THE END
  28. 28INDEX

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