My First Summer In The Sierra, John Muir
My First Summer In The Sierra, John Muir
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My First Summer In The Sierra

Author: John Muir

Narrator: Evan Schmitt

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2025

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature

Synopsis

In My First Summer in the Sierra, John Muir recounts his transformative journey through California’s Sierra Nevada in the summer of 1869. As a young Scottish-American naturalist, Muir joins a crew of shepherds driving a flock of sheep to the high mountain meadows. Through vivid and poetic descriptions, he captures the breathtaking landscapes, towering sequoias, rushing rivers, and vast granite peaks.Muir’s keen observations of the flora, fauna, and geology of the region, combined with his deep spiritual connection to nature, reflect his evolving philosophy of wilderness preservation. His journal entries, written with enthusiasm and reverence, reveal his profound love for the Sierra and his growing advocacy for protecting its beauty.This classic work, filled with wonder and awe, is a cornerstone of American nature writing and played a key role in inspiring the conservation movement and the creation of national parks.Cover Photo by gali: https://www.pexels.com/photo/trees-near-mountain-640907/

About John Muir

John Muir (1838 - 1914), known as both John of the Mountains and The Father of the National Parks, was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books, which tell of his adventures in nature, have been read by millions. His activism, including founding The Sierra Club, has helped to preserve natural areas such as the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Patrick on May 11, 2011

Listen to Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – this is how you will feel while reading John Muir. Exhilarated. Joyous. Passionate. Alive. This book is never far from my reach. It is my inspiration for life. Take a few minutes and read a sample: “Here, we are camped for the night, our big fire, heaped hig......more

Goodreads review by Deb (Readerbuzz) on June 02, 2023

My First Summer in the Sierra is a diary naturalist John Muir kept during the first summer he spent in the Sierra Mountains. He worked as a sheepherder, but he had a lot of time to observe nature, write about nature, and to make pictures of nature. I was taken by Muir's knowledge of nature and his d......more

Goodreads review by JoAnn on February 13, 2024

More sheep content than expected......more

Goodreads review by Ben on December 31, 2016

This is not my usual style of book. It is a diary, with no real story, and with long and detailed descriptions of plants. It takes a while to get into the book, and took me almost nine months to finish it. Yet there is a progression to the diary. Particularly once Muir gets to higher elevations, the......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on January 01, 2013

Beautiful and inspiring. I just love Muir's personality. His outlook on the world is so close to my own. I feel like I can really related to his writings. Themes that make sense to me: the natural world as sacred; God speaking to us through nature; spirituality coming to us mostly through the mundan......more

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