My First Summer in the Sierra

Environmentalist & Naturalist Biographies

Author: John Muir

The name John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain. Born in Dunbar in 1838, Muir is famed as a pioneer of conservation, and his passion, discipline and vision are still inspirational today.Combining acute observation with a sense of inner discovery, Muir’s description of the summer he spent in what would become Y….Read More

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